Indigenous artist Shaq Koyok took a different approach from his signature style to highlight the plight of Temiar Orang Asli in Kampung Kelaik, Gua Musang, Kelantan, who feared they were being poisoned by upstream iron mining operations.
The rivers near Kampung Kelaik had turned a rusty red since iron ore mining began in 2009, while recent testing by Malaysiakini showed exceedingly high levels of chromium - a carcinogen - in one villager’s blood.