A MESSAGE FROM THE SOUTHEAST

A special one-off collaboration between Lladró and photographer Peter Ong to raise funds for charity opens a whole lot of discourse.

- SWAROOPINI NAIR

With a seat on the global council of Dr Jane Goodall’s Legacy Foundation and a heart for local wildlife, Peter Ong’s one-of-a-kind creative collaboration with Lladró drives home the point that the biodiversity of Malaysia is ours to protect. PRESTIGE sits down with the renowned wildlife photographer and with General Manager of Lladró Malaysia, Aaron Goh, to discuss their art collaboration for The Melium Group’s 35th Anniversary Charity Auction in partnership with BurdaLuxury KL next month. A one-off piece, it’s one worth bidding on, and it’s all for a good cause.

WHAT WAS THE INSPIRATION AND THOUGHT PROCESS BEHIND THIS PIECE?

P: When Lladró Malaysia first contacted me I was apprehensive because I’m a terrible painter. As I’m a wildlife photographer, I thought it’d be a nice idea to incorporate an image that Hermes, the Lladró statue to be donated, could bring out a message from Malaysia.