The Banquet House #50, Fu Lu Shou forms part of Ho Leng’s photographic investigation into heritage houses in Southeast Asia. The image documents an interior space within a multi-generational ancestral home in Muar, Malaysia, where everyday objects including a smiling Fu Lu Shou figure - the Chinese deity of fortune, prosperity, and longevity, a ceramic decorated with traditional auspicious motifs of peacocks and peonies, an old wall clock, electrical fixtures, and household records—bear witness to decades of family life. Rather than presenting a grand historical narrative, the photograph focuses on the accumulation of material traces that reflect changing lifestyles, beliefs, and domestic routines. Through careful observation of these ordinary details, the work preserves a fragment of cultural memory and offers a poignant reflection on the gradual disappearance of traditional family homes.
The banquet house #50, Fu Lu Shou
Year of execution: 2010
Year of acquisition: 2023
Medium: Photographic prints
Dimension: 28 x 20 cm
Artist(s)
Ho Leng / Melissa Ho Xueling
