Temuan artist Shaq Koyok is used to exhibiting his art which exclusively features Orang Asli folk and various aspects of their life. He believes in combining art and activism and that’s why he will not keep silent when his own village is under threat.

This threat surfaced when it was revealed that a huge 930ha of the Kuala Langat (North) Forest Reserve is set to be degazetted and converted for development. Shaq was appalled when he read the notice in a local daily...