This document is the introduction to a coloring book created by Fahmi Reza as a critique of Malaysian politicians. It was crowd-funded and contains portraits of politicians labeled with descriptive and often critical single words. The introductions thank those who contributed ideas and funding to publish the first limited edition of 500 copies in August 2015.
3. Buku mewarna ini aku buat khas
untuk semua anak muda yang
minat dengan politik tapi tak suka
sama politikus
cetakan pertama, ogos 2015
limited edition, 500 copies
fuck copyright
33. Fahmi Reza is a self-taught graphic designer,
arts worker and political activist based in Kuala
Lumpur. As a political graphic designer, he has
been openly critical of the government through
his work, and have been arrested and banned for
his activism. In 2007, he directed the critically-
acclaimed historical documentary ‘10 Tahun
Sebelum Merdeka’, which was awarded the Most
Outstanding Human Rights Film at the 2007
the Occupy Dataran movement in Kuala Lumpur.
In 2012, he was arrested for his involvement in
a month long Occupy protest encampment at
Dataran Merdeka. He is currently banned by the
Sarawak government from entering the state
because of his activism work.
34. Setiap perkataan yang mengiringi setiap lukisan
politikus dalam buku mewarna ni telah dipilih
dari cadangan-cadangan yang diperolehi melalui
crowdsourcing di Facebook. Terima kasih kepada
semua kawan-kawan Facebook yang telah
menyumbangkan idea dan ilham sejak dari awal
projek #ABCpolitikusMalaysia ini bermula pada
23 Jun 2015.
Dana untuk mencetak edisi pertama buku ni telah
diperolehi melalui online crowdfunding di laman
web Pozible.com. Terima kasih kepada kesemua
118 individu yang telah menyumbangkan wang
berjumlah RM6,610 untuk menampung kos
percetakan dan kos penghantaran sebanyak 500
buah buku mewarna #ABCpolitikusMalaysia edisi
pertama ini.
penghargaan
35. gunakan mukasurat ni untuk kamu cuba pensel warna, crayon, magic colour, marker dan alatan mewarna kamu