An Islander's Perspective of Penang
Various art murals found in Farlim, a town in Ayer Itam area which is officially called Bandar Baru Air Itam.
Farlim (as mostly known locally here) is a town consists mainly of residential neighbourhood and was established in the 1980s by the Farlim Group on a land belonging to the Khoo Kongsi. It was said that the name Farlim meant “beautiful forest”.
These murals are located mainly within the Medan Angsana neighbourhood in Farlim.
Lorong Toh Aka (Toh Aka Lane) is located at the heart of the heritage zone in George Town and is an old and rather narrow street. The street was said to be the home of iron smiths back in the old days. Rows of pre-war heritage style townhouses line up the street and majority of these houses belong to the Cheah clan community.
Art murals depicting the history of New World Park in George Town. Established in 1939, it was once a venue of entertainment and amusement park popular during the 1950s. Now it is mainly consists of a large open-air food court with hawker stalls which are popular with both tourists and locals, along with a few other restaurants.
An art work of words authored by https://www.instagram.com/trinateoh. Her other works in Penang can be found HERE.
Found amidst the heritage city of George Town, these are of art works authored by https://www.instagram.com/trinateoh.
The almost disappearing wall art mural of ‘Skippy the Cat’ art mural at Armenian Street Ghaut, George Town.
