BACKGROUND
Kapallorek is an independent art space established in 2014 by Fadly Sabran and located in Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia. It serves as an alternative platform for emerging and established artists, curators and art researchers to explore new ideas and experiment with creative practices. Through a diverse range of programmes such as exhibitions, residencies, workshops, performance art and knowledge sharing sessions, Kapallorek actively engages the local community and nurtures a deeper appreciation of the arts. The space is also committed to cultivating collaborative exchanges with both local and international artists and art institutions, fostering meaningful dialogue and contributing to the growth and development of contemporary art within and beyond Malaysia.
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Kapallorek ialah sebuah ruang seni bebas yang ditubuhkan pada tahun 2014 oleh Fadly Sabran dan berlokasi di Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia. Kapallorek berfungsi sebagai platform alternatif untuk para seniman, kurator dan penyelidik seni, sama ada yang sedang berkembang atau telah berpengalaman, bagi meneroka idea baharu dan bereksperimen dengan pelbagai praktik kreatif. Melalui pelbagai program seperti pameran, residensi, bengkel, seni persembahan dan sesi perkongsian, Kapallorek secara aktif mendekatkan komuniti setempat dengan dunia seni. Ruang ini juga komited menjalin kerjasama dengan seniman serta ruang seni dari dalam dan luar negara, sekali gus memperkukuh dialog serta memacu perkembangan seni kontemporari di Malaysia dan peringkat antarabangsa.
FOUNDER & DIRECTOR
Fadly Sabran (b. 1983) is a Malaysian media artist, curator, and educator whose practice critically engages with moving image culture and experimental media. Based in Perak, he works across video, sound, installation, and experimental film to explore themes of memory, cultural identity, and the evolving relationship between technology and society. He is the founder of Kapallorek Art Space (est. 2014), an independent platform dedicated to experimental art and new media practices in Malaysia. Through exhibitions, screenings, residencies, and cross-border collaborations, the space functions as a critical platform that connects artists, curators, and researchers across regional and international contexts.
Fadly’s works have been presented internationally at venues and events including the 59th Venice Biennale Collateral Event (Italy), Shinano Primitive Sense Art Festival (Japan), Moving on Asia (South Korea), Istanbul International Experimental Film Festival (Turkey), Asian Art Biennale (Dhaka), and Image Forum Festival (Tokyo), among others. Alongside his artistic practice, he actively contributes to the development of moving image and media art discourse in Malaysia through curatorial practice, research, and education.
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PROFILE KAPALLOREK ARTSPACE
ART EXHIBITION
2026
- STATELESS MIND PAVILION, 16th Gwangju Biennale, South Korea, 5 - 29 Sept 2026
- MOVING ON ASIA, Asia Curators Forum & Exhibition, Busan Museum of Art, South Korea, 22 Apr - 29 Jun 2026
- LINTAS BENUA: Field(Trip) of Proximities Exhibition, E-Gallery, Faculty of Creative Multimedia, Multimedia University, Cyberjaya 15 - 30 April 2026
- SHARE MEETING 3: The Art Born From Earthquakes, Thunder, Fires, Fathers, and Pathogens, Georgetown Penang, 7-8 March 2026
- GRAVITY OF THE WALL, Museo Delle Mura, Rome Italy, 4 Feb - 12 April 2026
2025
- LINTAS BENUA, Research Residency Program, Ipoh & Langkawi, 15-30 November 2025
- L.I.D.A – Langkawi International Digital Art Camp, Rumah Mawart, Langkawi, 8 – 23 November 2025
- AR{US} Aliran Realiti Baru, Seni Visual & Augmented Reality, 18 Oktober 2025 – 09 November 2025
- CERMOR SUI, Cerita Dongeng, Project Art Curatorship, 12 Julai - 10 Ogos 2025
- LOOP LAB BUSAN, Moving on Asia, Media Art Festival, Busan Museum of Art, South Korea, 15 Apr - 29 Jun 2025
- TOUR ANTARA 4.0: NOMAD, In the Art Realm, E-gallery, Multimedia University MMU, Cyberjaya, 20 Jan – 28 Feb 2025
2024
- IN BETWEEN WORLDS, Art residency project by Amir Zainorin, 19 Dec 2024 -23 Feb 2025
- IMMERSIO, Media Art Collective from South-East Asia, GMBB KL, 22 Nov – 22 Dec 2024
- ANTARA 4.0: NOMAD, In the Art Realm, 12 Sep – 30 Oct 2024
- CELOTEH SIMBA, Project Art Curatorship, 29 Jun – 28 Julai 2024
- FESTIVAL SENI KITAR SEMULA, From Wate to Art, 8-9 Jun 2024
- MAKING MAMAK, Collective Ecologies of Urban Space, Papan Haus PJ Selangor, 27 – 28 April 2024
- CH3RITA, Intern Show Volume 4, 1 - 25 May 2024
- FIRST TO LAST, Artist-in-Residence Exhibition by Forrest Wong and Jay Mar Valldoria, 27
January – 10 March 2024 - PARADOX, Drawing exhibition by Fine Art Student, College of Creative Art, UiTM Perak
2023
- RESONANCE, Solidarity Palestin Exhibition, 16 – 24 December 2023
- MARCAPADA, Ipoh International Art Festival, Silveritage Ipoh, 2 – 12 December 2023
- ANTARA 3.0, Media Art Festival, Kapallorek Artspace, 21 Oct – 10 Dec 2023
- ANTARA EXTENDED, Media Art Exhibition at Museum Seni Rupa dan Keramik, Kota Tua Jakarta, 16 Sep – 16 Oct 2023
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POKOK PAUH JANGGI, A solo show by Niranjan Rajah, 5 August – 30 Sept 2023
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‘X’ LET THE GAME START NOW, A Group Show of Political Art, 29 July – 12 Aug 2023
- TITIAN MUHIBAH: NEW CHAPTER, ART & CULTURE EXCHANGE INDONESIA MALAYSIA, Indonesia Artist, Kapallorek Artspace, 15 Jun - 31 July 2023
2022
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FRAGMENTS by OFFSHOOT, Tumbuktikus.com, 28 November 2022
- ANTARA 2.0, Media Art Exhibition, 11 Nov - 31 Dec 2022
- THE STORY OF INDIGENOUSNESS AND THE OWNERSHIP OF HISTORY, 21 Oct 2022, All Art Now Lab, Stockholm, Sweden.
- BOTA FEST @ SERI ISKANDAR, Bandar Seri Iskandar, 28 & 29 October 2022
- SHINANO PRIMITIVE SENSE ART FESTIVAL, Nagano Japan, 26 - 28 August 2022
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EYES SHUT by Syakir Hashim, 20 July 2022, Tumbuktikus.com
- KEMBARA, Solo Show by Zainon Abdullah, 2 Julai - 15 August 2022
- PERA+FLORA+FAUNA, Collateral Event at the 59th International Art Exhibition, Venice Biennale, Italy, 23 April until 27 Nov 2022
- ACUH X ACUH, An Intern Show Vol 3, 20 April – 31 May 2022
- NEVER SEEN WORKS OF SEEN VIDEOS by Fuad Arif, 3 March 2022, Tumbuktikus.com
- LINTAS LAUT, ‘Traversing the Sea’ Malaysia-Indonesia, 28 Feb – 10 Apr 2022
2021
- ANTARA, Media Art Exhibition, 1 Dec 2021 – 30 Jan 2022
- BUDI, Ipoh International Art Festival, Port Ipoh, 10 – 26 December 2021
- SISI TV #03, Experimental Cinema, 1 – 30 December 2021
- ATAS GARIS, An Intern Show Vol 2, Kapallorek & Tangsi Studio, 3 – 25 Nov 2021
- SISI TV #02, Experimental Cinema, 10 – 30 Oktober 2021
- JEJAK ARTIS SERI ISKANDAR, Visual Art Exhibition, 15 Sep – 30 Okt 2021
- SISI TV #01, Experimental Cinema, 8 – 30 September 2021
- ALGORITHM OF PERCEPTION, Banung Grahita, Video Art Online Exhibition, Tumbuktikus.com, 10 Jun – 10 July 2021
- TERIMA & KASIH, An Intern Show, Izhar Yusrin & Faizal Wahab, 26 April – 26 May 2021
- BEHIND THE VEIL, Ain Rahman, Video Art online Exhibition, Tumbuktikus.com, 19 Mac – 19 April 2021
- STAY ART HOME: ONE MINUTE VIDEO, Exhibition Screening, 5 Feb – 18 Mac 2021
- LOOPING THROUGH THE SUNKEN GLORY, Works by Shahrul Hisham Ahmad Trams Online Solo Exhibition, Tumbuktikus.com, 21 Jan – 21 Feb 2021
- GERGASI BOTA, Mural Art Project, Young Artist Collective, 25-30 January 2021
2020
- POP- CONS : Two Man Show, Farizal Puadi & Izzal Khairi Ramli, 10 – 31 Ogos 2020
- STAY ART HOME: ONE MINUTE VIDEO Social Media Online Screening, Apr – Jun 2020
- DARI PUSAT TASEK: Photo Exhibition by Niranjan Rajah, 25 Dec – 5 Jan 2020
2019
- CLIMATE: FILM SCREENING & VIDEO ART Ipoh International Art Festival, Ipoh Perak, 6 - 8 Dec 2019
- MENJEJAKI KEMBALI KESAH-KESAH EKONOMI NEGARA Seni Installasi oleh Azizan Paiman, 11–18 Dec 2019
- FESTIVAL KOLEKTIF: INDAH RAWAK, SYAFIQ SAMAT, Ipoh, 12 -14 July 2019
- FESTIVAL KOLEKTIF: ULANG-ULANG, HARIS ABADI, Perak Youth Hub, 1 Mei 2019
- FESTIVAL KOLEKTIF: TOK MUDIM LAST CAMPAIGN, AZIZAN PAIMAN, PBUY Store, Ipoh 12 -14 April 2019
- FESTIVAL KOLEKTIF: SISI BUNYI, FENDI MAZALAN, PBUY Store, Ipoh, 22-24 Mac 2019
2018
- SISI BUNYI by FENDI MAZALAN, Sound Art Exhibition, 13 Dec 2018 – 20 Jan 2019
- ULANG-ULANG by HARIS ABADI, Interactive Art Exhibition, 15 Nov – 7 Dec 2018
- LINTAS-BATAS: Art & Culture Exchange Perak-Bangkok, 24 Oct – 11 Nov 2018
- HAYAT by ARAFAT HAMBALI, Lightbox Photo Exhibition, 19 Apr – 15 May 2018
2017
- KALIS BUNYI: Sound Art Exhibition, Student’s Work New Media Design, School of Art USM, 1 – 30 Nov 2017
- MYTH, SIGN & SPECULATE: Two Man Show, Shahrul Hisham & Imam Santoso, 6 Mac – 17 Apr 2017
2016
- SAMA-SAMA: Projek Kerjasama Seniman Asia Tenggara, Malaysia, Indonesia & Philipines, Projek Komuniti Pekan Parit, 7 - 9 Nov 2016
- BUKAN-BUKAN by HAWARI BERAHIM, Solo Art Exhibition, 5 – 30 Sept 2016
- VIDEORAMA: 20 Single Channel Video Works, 2 – 15 Aug 2016
- OHM: THE RESISTANCE, Electronic Art Exhibition, 23 May – 3 June 2016
- BENDASING: BUKAN SENIMAN, Conceptual Art Exhibition, 29 Mac – 12 Apr 2016
- POP PARADOX: Group Art Exhibition, 6 – 27 Jan 2016
2015
- OBSCURA: New Art New Light, New Media Art Exhibition,
- X-POSE: Experimental Art Exhibition, 5 – 19 Nov 2015
- ORAKRUANG: Collective Art Exhibition, 1 – 15 Oct 2015

