Bethany Luhong Balan

Multimedia Designer & Content Creator

Hi there! My name is Bethany Luhong Balan, but you can call me Bee.

I'm a freelance multimedia designer, poet, and self-taught visual artist from Kuching, Sarawak. I have a bachelor degree in graphic design and I've been involved in creative ventures in one way or another for as long as I can remember; I've participated in various spoken word performances, contributed to poetry anthologies and art exhibitions, and even took part in a virtual artist residency.As a multi-disciplinary artist, I approach my work in a playful and subversive way, invoking a sense of magic realism to each piece, whether the medium is poetry, clay, or digital art.

DESIGN WORK

——— EVENT GRAPHICS ———

VISUAL ART

——— PHOTO MANIPULATION & DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION ———

——— INSTALLATION ART ———

——— ANIMATION ———

ESSAYS & POETRY

——— ESSAYS ———

On the Bakun Dam, and everything that drowned there:
“Above a Drowned World, Existence is Resistance”

On code-switching in poetry:
“I have four tongues in my head, so please excuse me if I trip over my words”

——— POETRY ———