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Tham Peng Choon (b. 1946 - d. 2017) Tin Mining, 1978

Softening the earth which carries loads of tin ore with hydraulic pumps is one of the fastest way to accumulate the remnants on treacherous terrains of the open pit, then sorting and ferrying them to the main plaint. This is undoubtedly the Kinta Valley, where the artist Tham Peng Choon hailed from, and which once boasted of the richest tin-ore deposits in the world. The large hutments are where they keep the engines of the gravel pumps. Despite the orangey-brown veneer of the landscape, the landscape taking in the sky and the distant mountains and lake add a romantic quality to the whole picture. Tham Peng Choon graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Art in Singapore in 1971, and was active in art activities in Ipoh. In Ipoh, he owned his own art gallery, Artland, and had solos at several venues there. In July-August 2016, Peng Choon was among several artists of different generations featured in the Raya Celebration Of Generations Of Art exhibition at Curate Henry Butcher.