New Year's trompe-d'oeil. River of Life, Jamek Mosque, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The last time we visited Kuala Lumpur - almost three years ago due to Covid-19 - this area was still much of a mess, that we'd experienced decades long. Now the Jamek Mosque area has been cleaned up and made quite beautiful. Much of this by a project called 'River of Life'. It has actually made the former derelict place a lovely walkable area. The River of Life alludes to those two river joining each other at the mosque (see my former photo). There's now a good walkway. And the facades of the derelict buildings have been beautified by artists under the direction of Ruhizad such as Zaimuddin Aziz. In this example the history of Kuala Lumpur and the activities of its peoples down through history are brought together in a fine trompe-d'oeil.
New Year's trompe-d'oeil. River of Life, Jamek Mosque, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The last time we visited Kuala Lumpur - almost three years ago due to Covid-19 - this area was still much of a mess, that we'd experienced decades long. Now the Jamek Mosque area has been cleaned up and made quite beautiful. Much of this by a project called 'River of Life'. It has actually made the former derelict place a lovely walkable area. The River of Life alludes to those two river joining each other at the mosque (see my former photo). There's now a good walkway. And the facades of the derelict buildings have been beautified by artists under the direction of Ruhizad such as Zaimuddin Aziz. In this example the history of Kuala Lumpur and the activities of its peoples down through history are brought together in a fine trompe-d'oeil.