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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 ....
Published on: Sunday, April 25, 2021 By: Kan Yaw Chong Text Size: Red with her #iamnotavirus series. SABAHANS have this spirited pride about all things Sabah. It’s rare, however, to feel deeply proud about a Sabahan. But this time, it is high-flown and epic, when a masterpiece design from renowned, multiple award-winning Sabah-born artist Red Hong Yi makes it to the cover of Time Magazine featuring “Climate Is Everything”. Easy? ADVERTISEMENT But what is certain is as the designer of this particular Time Magazine cover it makes her an influential voice that says: “climate matters” – why not. The problem with Climate Change is it is very difficult to stir public interest, particularly action, because of a phenomenon associated with all “Tragedy of the Commons”, that is – everybody has an incentive not to cooperate. ....