Kuala Lumpur-based artist Dhavinder Singh, 39, has a deep love and connection to the fast-disappearing industrial heart of Kuala Lumpur, and his latest work captures a special moment in time when he lived with his grandparents as a child in Jalan Chan Sow Lin’s factory area.

The theme has been featured in his work more than once as he touched on it in his solo exhibition “Tagistan” (2020), and now he delves a little more into his own history with his current exhibits at Ilham Gallery titled “Jaga Life”.

Jaga Life pays tribute to the Sikh watchmen...