SCALED – DOWN @ YAS HOUSE

Scaled Down: Small Works with Big Stories is a curated exhibition that explores how visual strength, clarity, and narrative depth can thrive within a limited format. Bringing together 24 contemporary artists, the exhibition focuses on artworks that do not exceed 80 x 80 cm in size. Despite their modest dimensions, these works are far from minor. Each piece is complete, intentional, and designed to engage the viewer on a more intimate scale. In an art world often dominated by monumental works and grand spectacle, Scaled Down takes a different approach. It invites artists to work within spatial boundaries, not as a limitation, but as a framework for focus and refinement. What emerges is a diverse collection of works that command attention through detail, gesture, material and restraint.

Each artist is given an individual wall, allowing their work to be experienced in isolation and in relation to others. This curatorial structure provides visual clarity and rhythm throughout the exhibition, while also encouraging the viewer to slow down, observe closely, and engage more personally. The exhibition features a range of mediums including painting, drawing, mixed media, sculpture, and conceptual works. Rather than uniting around a single theme or style, the participating artists share a common commitment to intention and precision. Together, their contributions create a visual landscape where small frames carry big stories.

Scaled Down also serves as an entry point for newer audiences, offering an accessible and concentrated experience of contemporary art. It is a celebration of discipline, intimacy and the idea that less can often reveal more.

Scaled Down will be held at The Drawing Room, Level 3, Yap Ah Shak House, Kuala Lumpur. The show runs from 1 to 9 November 2025

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• Aimman Hafizal
• Amirul Aiman
• Amy Nazira
• Haziq Syawal
• Izzuddin Basiron
• Khairudin Zainudin
• Noor Zahran
• Shafiq Nordin

• Adli
• Aliff Danial
• Azaikmal Rashid
• Azizi Latif
• Chayanin Kwangkaew
• Fadzril Fakaruddin
• Faris Ridzwan
• Fazrin Abd Rahman
• Gabriel Cheah
• Hidayat Arshad
• Jazz Tee Yujie
• Lim Tong Xin
• Loqman Zainal
• Luqman Ismail
• Nor Tijan Firdaus
• Yiji Lee Sou Ven