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“Marble Eclipse @ Gerhana Guli” features a terrarium in a glass marble floating in space, with plants representing life and a stone-like texture below symbolising soil. The glass marble represents the barrier between a harsh galactic environment and a haven for life, emphasising the delicate balance between beauty and fragility. Lighting and texture highlight the details and materials, while a solar eclipse situation creates contrast and drama. This visual piece conveys the significance of environmental sustainability and the need to balance nature’s forces and human progress. It reminds us of the fragility of life on our planet and the importance of maintaining a healthy planetary ecosystem. This piece includes Augmented Reality for a more immersive experience.

The production of palm leaves pots is aligned with the concept of waste to wealth. The idea of the “Development of Palm Leaves Pot” was one of the ways to reduce organic waste and overcome pollution problems. The novelty of this product is that the pot is produced without the need for a heat press and uses only two plastic pots of different diameters as the moulds. While growing, the plants can absorb some nutrients from the pot itself.

“Perennial Symbiosis” is a multimedia eco-art installation that inspires a re-envisioned world of coexistence through the beauty of the knowledge that all species on earth, organism, and machine alike, are interconnected. The artwork also touches on ecocritical poetry that urges the audience to reflect on their behaviour and relationship with nature. Perennial is defined as lasting or existing for an infinite amount of time, and Symbiosis means living together in the close union of two (or more) dissimilar organisms.

Feeling Freedom is an emotion, an expression of going beyond boundaries, unrestrained by convention. Without Limits. This year’s theme, Planetary Health, highlights the essential connection between art, imagination, and healing. Movement-based creative expressions like drawing and painting offer healing and therapeutic advantages, particularly for those with limited mobility. “With every stroke on the canvas, I feel lighter and liberated. As the image grows on paper, I see my dreams transforming into reality.

“Four-legged Malaysian Treasures” is an illustration artwork inspired by Malaysian wildlife. In this artwork, the artist focuses on animals not highlighted in mainstream media. Most of the subjects are animals that are endangered and extinct. The concept of the drawings is playful and childlike, symbolising the artist’s curiosity when seeing and learning about the animal.

“Aquascape” is a compilation of cyanotypes of native and invasive plant species. Amongst the species made as subjects are Potamogeton crispus, Myriophyllum aquaticum and Myriophyllum spicatum. These plants are invasive and may be a threat to the habitat. This artwork was aimed to highlight the danger of introducing non-indigenous species to a new habitat.

“Save our Nasi Lemak” is a visual art centred on the effect of climate crisis on the food supply. The climate crisis is an urgent issue that requires attention from society. However, the artist realised that it is challenging to bring an understanding of the climate crisis to the public on an individual level.

“Site-specific Installation-Coral Garden” is a visual presentation of natural reef habitats built using natural resources such as rocks, broken shells, and pH-neutral high-grade cement. This artwork is designed to mimic the natural reef habitat and help marine ecology. This site-specific installation aims to create public awareness of the importance of sustainable development within life below water and contribute to sustaining the ecosystem of living things and inspire further research practices for sustainable development in the field of art.

“Woman in Black and White” is a visual art project focusing on the philosophical perspective of Black and White Photography Experimental in a Darkroom Science Laboratory. The visual artwork produced is aimed at highlighting nature and climate change issues, with images produced by three artists who are also photography lecturers. The project uses expired black and white material and manual processes such as Single Lens Reflex (SLR), Film Development, Silver Gelatin Image Print and digital prints.