Heroes’ anti Heroes (2014 to 2022), A Menu of Ideology, Promotion of Power – Azizan Paiman

Azizan Paiman
20.5 x 31.5cm
Collage on Exercise Books
36 pieces of artwork were accumulated, painted in 2014, 2020 & 2022
Heroes’ anti Heroes is a visual art project exploring how political beliefs are shaped through cultural consumption rather than facts alone. Politics is treated like cuisine, a mix of emotion, tradition and perception.
Using primary school exercise books as symbolic "plates," the work questions how early education shapes ideological tastes, influenced by both content and the authority that delivers it.
As a cultural observer, I collage fragmented portraits of political leaders from 2014 to 2022. These images blend myth, memory, and symbolism, visual recipes that reflect how power is constructed and consumed.
This project invites viewers to rethink what they've been "fed" politically, who prepared it, and what ingredients were left out. It calls for a more mindful, critical taste of the narratives shaping our collective memory.