Wow – what a good Kaamatan this month this has been? First last Saturday Stacy from Penampang *finally* grab the title of Akademi Fantasia winner after the previous 4 years saw all Sabah contestants grabbing runners-up only.

And on the same day a digital art piece titled “Huminodun” was sold by Christie’s auction house for US$38,045 (RM117K) in Hong Kong. If only the creator is a Kadazandusun it would’ve make a perfect celebration for us however kudos to the artist all the same.

A digital art piece called Huminodun by Malaysian artist Yee I-Lann was sold for more than RM100,000 at a Christie’s auction in Hong Kong on Saturday.

The work is one of Yee’s “Kinabalu series” which explores the eroded spiritual power of a Kadazandusun woman and her shifting relationship to her land.

Huminodun is based on the Kadazandusun creation story where a woman created the earth and padi and thus created her community.

Yee said she was shocked to hear about her piece being sold for US$38,000 (RM117,000).

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Here’s the artist Yee I-Lann, born and bred in KK.
Yee I-Lann

Yee I-Lann was born in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia in 1971. In 1992 she graduated in visual arts at the University of South Australia, Adelaide, and later studied painting at Central St Martins School of Arts in London. Incorporating various media including photography, installation and video, her practice seeks connections between landscape, perception and cultural identity.

Here’s the marvelous work:
huminodun by Yee I-Lann
© Christie’s Images Ltd. 2008

More links:
Christie’s – Kinabalu Series: Huminodun
Yee I Lan Bio
Artist Interview