A Mise-en-scène for Ancestral Home #17, Peep into Newly Wed’s Room offers a glimpse into a private interior within a multi-generational ancestral home in Muar, Malaysia. Rather than documenting a specific event, the photograph evokes the presence of those who once inhabited the room. Viewed from a doorway, the photograph reveals a modest room partially obscured by walls, furniture, and hanging curtains. Offering only a partial glimpse into the interior, the image invites reflection on the lives once lived within the space. The room becomes a vessel for untold stories, prompting questions about the couple who once shared it and the memories that may have been formed there.
A Mise-en-scène for Ancestral Home #17, Peep into Newly Wed’s Room
Year of execution: 2010
Year of acquisition: 2023
Medium: Photographic prints
Dimension: 28 x 28 cm
Gift of the artist
Artist(s)
Ho Leng / Melissa Ho Xueling
