Bryan Chang is a designer and artist working at the intersection of graphic design, scenography, and media art. His practice spans visual identity, print and digital design, lighting and multimedia design, and photography. His work in theatre and dance has received multiple arts award nominations. He is also a co-founder of Sans Collective, an interdisciplinary group creating work for performance and exhibition. He is currently based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Dari Pinggiran vol. 1

 Co-Creator, Collateral Design Sans Collective 2022 A symphony of place, the first iteration of Dari Pinggiran was a mixed-media art performance comprising digital media and physical installations, staged at the original site of SK Danau Perdana—an abandoned primary school turned local “eyesore,” quietly nestled in the shadows of high-rise condos and the bustling neighbourhood of Taman Desa, Kuala Lumpur. Rooted in months of onsite and offsite research, experimentation, and collaboration, the work unfolded through a convergence of media: digital projections, lighting, installation, photography, film, sound, and music. These responses to the site's history and potential were shared via a physical site visit and a livestreamed online experience.
       Dari Pinggiran is an ongoing project series by Sans Collective that investigates abandoned sites, stalled developments, forgotten monuments, and collective memory in Malaysia. Using mixed-media art and performance, the series acts as both a mode of documentation and an embodied response to the often-overlooked spirit of place. It asks: Why do these abandoned spaces exist? What has become of them? What could they still become? What realities—and fantasies—do they hold?
        This first chapter of the project was co-created by Syamsul Azhar, Bryan Chang, Ali Alasri, Dhavinder Singh, Fikri Fadzil, and Meshalini Muniandy, with the support of the Krishen Jit Fund 2021. It has since led to several offshoots: Bayangan’s 2024 EP Dari Pinggiran, and the companion book Notes from the Fringes vol. 1.
Photos by Bryan Chang, Samira Syamsul (site visitors), Leysha Al-yahya (group pic). Live Stream Recording (YouTube)
Excerpt of the Physical Site Visit (YouTube)
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