In World 198, the ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Cooperation initiated a heritage protection plan. In light of this situation, every household is to be involved or educated in one traditional art form. The concept of a collective identity is valued to create a community, encouraging people to start participating in various art forms together.
Pair, a publication, is the heart of our culture and community, inviting people to gather around a common table to share their cultural perspectives. Pair seeks to challenge them to see things differently and reimagine their preconceptions. Sparking conversations through traditional art, fashion and collaborations from the Gen Z point of view.
This Exploration was contributed by Chan Hei Tung, Faith Lim Xinyi, Charlyn Chew Yi Ci, Jang Yeon Jung (located in Singapore, South Korea and Hong Kong), developed from a World contributed by this group, using a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence which allows others to share and adapt the work in any medium and for any purpose, providing that they credit the authors and share their material using the same Creative Commons licence.
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