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DAILY EXPRESS (DE): How do you really feel about your design making it to the cover of Time magazine?
Red Hong Yi: Surreal. It’s a dream project. I’ve always admired Time’s covers, and there have been a few artists I hugely respect (JR and Sheperd Fairey) who have collaborated with them. It’s been such an honour and feels like one of the highlights of my career so far. I am also especially proud to have created it with a full team of Malaysians – all 14 of us! They are Artwork crew: myself, Chee Chung Leong, WC Yan, Kaiyi Wong, Esmond Sit, Yu En Sy.  Video crew: Chong Kern Wei, Aaron Wong, Qi Kit Tang, Emilly S’ng. Photo crew: Annice Lyn, David Yeow, Jessie Lyee. Fire Safety: Joe Lee and Wilson Ng. 
Seeing the piece burn on that day was a mixture of tension, anxiety, a bit of fear, relief and sadness. We weren’t only witnessing the metaphorical burning of the world, it was also the culmination of months of planning and direct ....

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