Wednesday, 22 May 2019

Masjid Kampung Kling In Melaka

Old town, old mosque. Kampung Kling is an understated beauty, not grand and a little bit of a mashup in style.

View from the street. The minaret and mosque style have a Chinese pagoda influence.


Cleansing area. End of the line for visitors.

Mosque interior.


Out back, a humble cemetery with grave stones painted a shiny silver.

Another look at the minaret.

Tuesday, 21 May 2019

Murals Of Melaka

A runaway tourist attraction train was unleashed in Penang when Ernest Zacharevic started his wall doodling. Now, any old area of Malaysia and other countries in Asia are hip to the mural attraction and have commissioned their own artwork.

What you got, Melaka? Bully for you!


Fun with bricks. You gotta have some 3D trickery. 


Fun with trompe-l'œil. Back to a 3D touch, a Malaysian mouse deer on a pot sconce.

Full blown fantasy.


Bringing all the mural, tourism tricks together. Actual bicycle. Promoting the town and a favorite food. A little palm tree illusion, courtesy of well-placed drain pipes.