‘MaiKea’: To encourage the use of Hokkien in Penang, an artist invites the public to write on walls at an exhibition
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GEORGE TOWN, Oct 17 — Graffiti in public toilet stalls and even schools filled with vulgar Hokkien phrases, crude drawings and declarations of love is largely frowned upon.We...
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We don’t see so many of them anymore though and it’s a good thing.
But artist Sumidik is using his memory of this as a way to encourage the use of Hokkien – once widely spoken by Penangites of all races – again.
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