Tikar

Set within Surau Merlimau (see: Together-Gather), these tikar represents Shooshie’s fine attention to detail and the care that she carries for the small matters of her projects.

Handwoven from pandan leaves, Shooshie reflected on how the scent of pandan might accompany one during prayer. She also felt that typical prayer rugs, with their intricate patterns, could sometimes become a distraction when focusing.

With its fine detail work and natural material, it also adds the sense of a closeness to nature.

These large tikar mengkuang placed in the middle of the Surau for the students to sit on during their classes are double woven, creating a two-layered mat. In part, Shooshie was thinking about the comfort of having to be sat, and at the same time considering the durability of the tikar for more students to be able to use it for longer periods of time. Shooshie hand carried these back from Bali for the school.