Gerimis Art Project – Miss Read

Gerimis Art Project

The GERIMIS Art Project is a collaborative archiving initiative that explores Orang Asli (indigenous) narratives from the Malaysian Peninsula.


Our art collective primarily co-creates together with Orang Asli who are already leading their own efforts in promoting and preserving their arts, culture, and traditions. Through exhibitions, publications, workshops, and talks, GERIMIS advocates for the Orang Asli's customary territories and the return of these lands to their custodianship.
Adat dan Alam The Mah Meri Ancestral Spirit Flowers
Tompoq Top, Adat dan Alam The Mah Meri Ancestral Spirit Flowers, Gerimis Art Project, 2025 © Tompoq Top

The Mah Meri’s bunga moyang, or ancestral spirit flowers, are more than just beautiful weavings - they carry deep spiritual meaning and reflect a way of life in harmony with nature. Adat & Alam: The Mah Meri Ancestral Spirit Flowers, a new book by Gerimis Art Project, compiled with guidance by the Tompoq Topoh collective, documents this sacred craft through photographs, illustrations, and essays. We speak with Gerimis Art’s co-founder Wendi Sia, to discover more about the collaboration between Gerimis and the Mah Meri community, and also to explore the significance of these weavings and learn how this book preserves not just a craft, but an entire way of seeing and respecting the natural world.

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