Five overlapping sheets of paper, with various embossed and printed designs, laid out on a gray surface.

The Sensory Index

Field Notes on Space, Object, and Atmosphere.

A beige paper bag with two visible black-ink circular stamps and a paper slip with a black-and-white illustration of a dog and the text "TO THE OBJECT STORE".

Not a map, but a memory. An archive of the interesting.

Back then, one of my early projects was about forcing photography to speak. I didn't want a flat image; I wanted texture. I built dresses out of Skittles and printed on rice paper, trying to create a multi-sensory playground.

Today, my approach has shifted. I no longer feel the need to build the set. I let the object—the cafe, the cup, the space—exist first. My role is to step back, observe, and extract the senses that are already there.

The Sensory Index is not a guide telling you where to go. It is a collection of "film reviews" for the physical world. While others look at the plot (the hype), I am looking at the cinematography (the lighting, the branding, the brew ratio).

I record the details that others miss, not to help you avoid pitfalls, but to offer a different angle of appreciation. This is a personal archive of inspiration: saved, stamped, and shared.

LONDON
KUALA LUMPUR
PRAGUE
TAIPEI
A black and white illustration of a Malaysian postage stamp featuring the Kuala Lumpur skyline with the Petronas Towers, surrounded by ornate borders and the text "Malaysia" and "20".

KUALA LUMPUR

Black and white postage stamp featuring a cityscape of Prague, Czech Republic, with a bridge, historic buildings, and a cathedral in the background.

Cataloguing...

A black and white illustration of a commemorative stamp featuring Big Ben and the Queen Elizabeth Tower in London, with the inscriptions '20 LONDON' and '20 PENCE' around the border.

Cataloguing...

Cataloguing...

Black and white postage stamp featuring Taipei 101 tower in Taipei, Taiwan, with decorative border and text indicating 23 Taiwan.

Curated Coordinates

Out of the noise, these are the signals. The defining moments of liquid, solid, and space that justify the journey.

A digital illustration of a single dice cube with the word 'SOLID' on one visible face, drawn with sketch-like white lines on a black background.
SOLID ARCHIVE
Outline drawing of a round sign with the word 'DODGE' in the center, indicating a Dodge dealership or location.
LIQUID ARCHIVE
Line drawing of a vintage spaceship with the name 'SPACE' on its side, positioned in front of a cross-shaped structure.
SPACE ARCHIVE
Field Note 001: Asylum Coffeehouse
Coffee House, Kuala Lumpur Y Rosabella Coffee House, Kuala Lumpur Y Rosabella

Field Note 001: Asylum Coffeehouse

Located in a commercial grid of Bangsar, Asylum is an architectural anomaly.

The journey there is an exercise in "Pedestrian Hostility"—a common Kuala Lumpur trait where one must dodge traffic without crosswalks. But stepping through the glass facade shifts the atmosphere instantly.

It is a minimalist bunker. A sanctuary amidst the humidity and the asphalt.

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