Dimension: 29.7 (w) x 42.0 (h) cm | 11.7" x 16.5"
4 colour Risograph
Edition of 20
Signed and numbered
Printed on 220gsm uncoated acid-free paper
Subtle imperfections may vary
Knuckles & Notch (2025)
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Sepak takraw is a team sport played with a rattan ball between teams of two or four players on a court akin to a badminton court. Without using their arms or hands, players must hit the ball over the net and into the opposing player's court.

Although the modern version of the sport we play today was developed and standardised in the 1960s, the game may have been introduced to Southeast Asia by Chinese migrants, who in turn were inspired by the traditional military training game, Cuju. In the beginning, Sepak takraw was not meant to be competitive, but instead a casual game that served as an exercise to improve agility, and loosen limbs after long periods of inactivity.

While the sport was gaining popularity in Penang, it was simultaneously gaining popularity across Thailand, slowly becoming the game known around the world today. Regardless of its origin, the name for this modern version is a compromise between Thailand and Malaysia, Sepak meaning kick, and Takraw literally translating to rattan ball, thus “kick rattan ball”.

Thanks to pioneers in the local scene like Salim Naharawi, young players like Muhammad Yusof Bin Mohammed Hasli can continue kicking the ball for future generations!
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When most people think of sports, it’s often just an activity — motion, movement, engagement of both body and mind. But as visual artists, we see sports as much more than just that. Sports is a form of expression, a performance that utilises our strengths in ways that are fundamentally human and that cannot be replicated by machines. Every athletic moment is a voluntary decision we make to engage our body in a unified act of expression.

Echoes of the Wave presents our exploration of sports in a new light. Through our art director Djohan, who has spent much of his life participating in competitive games such as floor ball, hockey and skateboarding, we are able to approach this project with an understanding of sports. For him, staying active is an essential part of his holistic artistic practice, by granting him a deeper understanding of the human body.

Creativity, culture and leisure shape the way that we experience the world and ourselves, while sports concurrently engage the body and mind on a physical and metaphysical level. Integrating the two illustrates that art is more than just an aesthetic. It's a core expression of life itself, and serves to deepen our understanding and layers of meaning to these moments of athletic performance.

Our exhibition seeks to capture this synergy through a series of illustrations that reflect the intensity and impact of sports. By freezing a moment in time, we weave together the contrast of light and shadow, evoking a sense of tremendous movement, while the rich textures and neutral tones ground the palette in reality. These artworks speak to the way iconic sporting moments ripple outwards, creating lasting impressions that live on well after the moment has passed.

We aim through our art, to reflect the profound connection between sports and culture, and how they inspire each other by sparking dialogue, uniting communities, and transcending cultural boundaries.
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