《Janji Hijiau - The Green Mandate 》
In this series, each mechanical butterfly is more than a construct—
she is a state of being.
Delicate yet determined, she carries both the vulnerability of memory and the strength of resistance.
Built from porcelain and steel, her body bears weight while echoing fragility;
her wings, painted in batik motifs, carry the textures of land, culture, and longing.
In this piece, the butterfly glows in green—a quiet response to Malaysia’s National Green Technology Policy, introduced in 2009, and the country’s collective aspiration to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Her unit number, GRTP-2009, marks the beginning of this commitment;
her series number, 09-2050, traces the journey between pledge and fulfillment.
This is not a butterfly born of nature.
She is engineered—
to survive,
and to remind us:
Green is not an accessory.
It is a responsibility.
A mandate.
Etched in circuitry and batik,
her wings become a silent form of resistance.
That is her name: Janji Hijiau – The Green Mandate.
在这个系列中，每一只机械蝴蝶，都是一种象征：
她轻盈却沉重，脆弱却勇敢，如同这个时代的良知与希望。
我用瓷与金属铸造它的身体，让它既有易碎的质感，也有承载重量的力量；
我为它的翅膀绘上峇迪图案，承载的是文化、土地与情感的纹理。
在这幅作品中，蝴蝶沐浴在绿色的光影中，回应的是马来西亚自 2009 年提出的国家绿色政策（National Green Technology Policy），以及我们所共同面对的环境挑战与未来承诺。
她的编号 GRTP-2009 是一段政策起点的铭记；而系列号 09-2050，则代表从理想到实践、从承诺到兑现的漫长飞行。
这不是一只生于自然的蝴蝶，她是被制造出来的——
为了生存，也为了提醒我们：
绿色，不能只是装饰或口号。
它是一项义务，一场集体的意志。
在这片由科技、文化与自然交织而成的翅膀上，
我们看见一场静默的抵抗。
这就是她的名字：Janji Hijiau – The Green Mandate。
Purpose of Creation | 创作初衷
“The Green Mandate” was created from my intention to record a moment in Malaysia’s unfolding history. I do not seek to argue or take sides, but to preserve an image of a time when ideals, promises, and expectations converged. Through the language of mechanical form and cultural pattern, the work reflects how collective hopes are carried, remembered, and questioned. It is my way of ensuring that these fragments of Malaysia’s story remain visible to future eyes.
《Janji Hijiau》的创作出于我想记录马来西亚历史片段的意愿。我并不企图辩论或站队，而是希望留下一个影像，承载当时的理想、承诺与期待。借由机械的形态与文化的纹理，作品映照出集体希望的承载、记忆与追问。这是我让马来西亚的故事片段在未来依然能被看见的一种方式。