Hamir Soib

One of the artist in the Matahati group. Went to his 'Gudang' to shoot a portrait of him for my portrait series. A very warm and down to earth guy although he's a big shot in Malaysian visual art scene and probably in Asia. Right at the moment, he's preparing a painting for an exhibition held in Singapore in September. A large 10x10 feet tortoise hanging on the wall that give somewhat an eery feeling when you enter his studio. Most of his paintings are huge. Why? Because he used to work as a set artist for theater and movies, most notably 'Anna and the King'.

The shoot took place in his studio. A large dark poorly lit warehouse in Damansara with lots of props from the previous job. He just finished an interview when I arrived. My camera can't really focus well when we do the headshot because of the dim light and I don't have a modelling light, so he pull out his lighter from his pocket and help me lit his face. He's being really helpful throughout the process seeing me running here and there with a very limited equipment. Thanks dude. Anyway the shoot turns out well. What I need now is an assistance and a damn good equipment.