Yi Yong

Willetton Senior High School

Year 12

Oil paint on board

90 x 60 x 2 cm

I have depicted different foods from my culture to share my love of my Malaysian heritage. Since migrating to Australia in my early childhood, my appreciation of my Malaysian identity has deepened. I yearn for delicious Malaysian foods like nasi lemak and kuih. The title of my artwork is a rough translation of the large text along its left side. The lines of text sprawled throughout my piece not only include idiomatic expressions denoting the deliciousness of the food, but also outline my mother’s role and mine in the film poster as ‘chef’ and ‘foodie’ respectively.