A Malayan Bungalow features drawings, sculptures, photographs and remarkable historic documents that trace artists’ Karl and Slawa Duldig’s lives in Singapore before their eventual deportation in 1940 to internment in Australia. It is an incredible story of survival, resilience and inspiration. Artists Karl Duldig and Slawa Duldig (née Horowitz) fled Vienna in 1938 with their baby daughter, Eva. They found brief refuge in Singapore – a haven which inspired new perspectives in their art and dramatically changed their lives.
From monumental sculptures to intimate sketches of Singapore’s bustling street life, A Malayan Bungalow offers a unique insight into a world which was soon to disappear forever.
The Duldig Studio
Until April 2014
Melbourne
Karl Duldig, Malay Boy, c.1940, pen and ink on card, 151 x 164mm
