Hollowing and relief III

"Hollowwork and Relief III" consists of two volumes, containing thirty articles. Fabian Fom uses his penetrating vision to write about the journeys of famous figures, their moments of brilliance and silence.

Volume 1: When the fireworks are silent, I write about 20 stars and directors in the entertainment industry:
Stephen Chow, John Lone, Gong Li, Tang Wei, Loretta Hui-shan Yang, Terry Hu, Bobby Chen, Jonathan Lee, Karen Joy Morris, Leon Lai, Chen Kaige, Jia Zhangke, Tsui Hark, Christopher Doyle, Cecilia Cheung Pak-chi, Lin Chi-ling, Godfrey Gao, Daniel Wu, Aloys Chen, and Li Jian.

Volume 2: Disillusionment is also a kind of fulfillment, writing about ten writers and literati:
Lin Hwai-min, Shen Congwen, Yu Dafu, Zhou Zuoren, Hu Lancheng, Lao She, Hai Zi, Xiao Hong, Yi Shu, and Yukio Mishima.

Text/Fabian Fom
Born in Kedah, northern Malaysia. A journalism graduate, she has worked in the magazine industry for 25 years. She has served as editor-in-chief for three women's fashion magazines (Women's Magazine, New Trend Magazine, and VMag Magazine) and one men's fashion magazine (the Malaysian edition of Men's Uno). Currently, she works as a brand planning manager for a television station's Chinese department.

With a background in magazine writing, she tends to write about urban and fashion. Her interviews with celebrities include Hollywood stars Patrick Dempsey and Chris Hemsworth, British fashion designers Paul Smith and Kim Jones, Hong Kong fashion designer David Tang, Hong Kong and Taiwan singers and artists such as Luo Dayou, Charlie Young, Leon Lai, Carina Lau, Anita Mui, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Aaron Kwok, Eddie Peng, Wan Fang, Chyi Chin, Chyi Yu, Shunzi, Sandra Ng, and Wakin Chau, as well as numerous high-end watch brand designers and founders.

His columns are published in various Malaysian newspapers (Sin Chew Daily, Nanyang Siang Pau, China Press), magazines (Metropolitan Beauty, Girlfriend) and online media. His writing categories include: fashion/lifestyle/characters/travel literature/romance sketches/literary creation.

Invited to write a column for Taiwan online media Up Media, a fashion quarterly under Taiwanese fashion designer Isabelle Wen Qingzhu.

His works have been included in literary collections many times, and "Hollowwork and Relief" is his first personal work.

Illustration／Farmer (Chen Zhaolin)
A native of Perak, Malaysia.

Graduated from the Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Technology, Malaysia.

Currently working as an illustrator, his works are mainly included in publications of various Malaysian publishing houses.

In 2019, he published his personal illustrated book "Autism" (Black Ant Series, Red Dragonfly Publishing House).
Published personal illustrated book "Far Away: Travels in Switzerland" in 2023 (Innovation Media)

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2013 solo exhibition “happy to fall” @ chaidiamma, Penang
2017 solo exhibition “primitive heart.forest” @iron river studio, KL
2018 solo exhibition “So Long! A Long Farewell” @iron river studio, KL

Like the penetration of light, fragile yet gorgeous

Volume 1: The most beautiful time is when fireworks are silent

Stephen Chow: Hong Kong has a Stephen Chow; John Lone: Looks very beautiful; Gong Li: The most popular Gong Li hangs high; Tang Wei: Tang Wei has no summer or winter; Loretta Hui-Shan Yang: Colorful clouds easily disperse; Glass is fragile; Terry Hu: Dream Like a Dream; Bobby Chen: If You Live Next Door; Jonathan Lee: Love Songs Shine Everywhere; Karen Joy Morris: Never Lose, Never Forget; Karen Mok: Leon Lai: No one writes to Leon Lai; Chen Kaige: How can I know that spring is so beautiful; Jia Zhangke: The sea has not turned blue; Tsui Hark: A Sound of the Ocean; Christopher Doyle: Do you know there is a kind of wind?; Cecilia Cheung: Pak-Chi: Tightrope and Tassel; Lin Chi-Ling: Don't think you've seen through my beauty; Godfrey Gao: A break is also a kind of harvest; Daniel Wu Aloys Chen I am fragile but I am happy Li Jian The wind blows the wheat waves, the grass is green Li Jian

Part 2: Disillusionment is also a kind of fulfillment

Lin Hwai-Min reveals the seclusion and desolation of an island. Shen Congwen has nothing to say about the world. Yu Dafu: Time is like lead, youth begins to quiet. Zhou Zuoren: The Snow Sweeper. Hu Lancheng: Floating petals and waves, indistinguishable from spring. Lao She: All that grows from wounds are wings. Hai Zi: Hai Zi, come into my arms. Xiao Hong: Chimneys submerged by the river. Yi Shu: Is there any heroic spirit like Yi Shu? Yukio Mishima: Half the sea water is flame.

Postscript: Disillusionment is also a kind of fulfillment