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Skip the Step, Take the Leap

A black-and-white tuxedo cat greeted us at the doorstep of Poesy Liang’s private studio, Abundantia Kuala Lumpur, meowing loudly as it twined itself around our legs.

“Don’t mind him, he loves new people,” says the artist. Beckoning us to follow, she leads us towards the centre of the gallery, where all her artwork is displayed.

The cat’s name is Harry Putter, a muse-made-real and long-time companion of Liang’s. He found her during a low moment in 2012, when the roof of her previous studio had collapsed due to the torrential rain of the monsoon season. At the time, she wasn’t

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