Digital Hybrid Mural Module by Dr. Martie Geiger-Ho

Dear All,

Dr. Martie Geiger-Ho, one of our participating artists, would like to share her digital hybrid mural module with all of you. 

Prof. Kong Ho

Although I have only been in Brunei Darussalam for about a week, I already feel the vibrancy of this lovely place. It is very spiritual here in the sense that the activities of people are culturally interwoven into the patterns of the natural world. This is the feeling that I wanted to capture in my digital image.

Dr. Martie Geiger-Ho

Martie Geiger-Ho. Life in Brunei. 2011. Digital art.

A Sample of Digital Hybrid Mural Module

Dear All,

Herewith are some digital images showing you the development process of my digital hybrid mural module. As we have mentioned in our project flyer that your digital hybrid mural module can be either just an outstanding digital photograph or a computer-generated image with your own photograph. The following sample reveals the action command of Adobe Photoshop which can help you to manipulate the image to generate an intriguing result from a single motif. 

Prof. Kong Ho

Kong Ho. Transfiguration of Space. 2011. Digital art. 

Original photo of bird-of-paradise.

Cut-out-flower image in Photoshop with black background. 

Apply the "Action" command twice to duplicate the flower motif with resizing of 20% and rotating of 20% in 2 separate layers.

Duplicate with Action command to form 6 layers image.

After applying tenth of Action command to form 10 layers image.

Murals Guided Tour & Photography Workshop

On behalf of the Visions of Brunei research project and all participants, I would like to thank two and half research assistants, Iskandar Hassan, Nazreen Amin and Fizah Rahman, for their work in organizing this wonderful murals guided tour and photography workshop. They worked hard in researching the history behind the murals and cultural sites. Later, we will post the data we collected on this blog to share with all of you. Anyway, I hope this wonderful experience in appreciating the actual murals in a close distance will allow you all have better understanding of public murals and some inspirations for your "Visions of Brunei" digital module mural design. 

I have posted four pictures of our visited sites at the following: 

Unity in Diversity is created by 2000 APEC art ambassadors and displayed on the wall of the entrance lobby of the International Convention Center.

His Borneo is created by Pengiran Asmalee bin Pengiran Ahmad and displayed on the facade of the Public Library in Bandar Seri Begawan.

Open Market of Tamu Kianggeh locates in the heart of the City of Bandar Seri Begawan.

Panorama view of Water Front Kampong Ayer.

Panorama view of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin (SOAS) Mosque.

Close-up view of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin (SOAS) Mosque.

Guided Murals Tour and Photography Workshop

Dear VOB Digital Hybrid Mural Participating Artists,


Our one-day guided murals tour and photography workshop is scheduled on Saturday, 17 December 2011. I hope all of you can join this tour and workshop in order to have a better understanding of existing murals and public art in Brunei and its diverse cultural heritage. Please send your reply to Iskandar Hasnan, research assistant, by Monday, 12 Dec. 2011. Herewith is the tour programme and schedule: