The Penyu Shelter Project by YTL Cement

70 cement turtle sculptures were created by YTL Cement Group and subsequently painted by artists and celebrities a few months ago. I painted 2 turtles. The turtles were put up for online bidding for over a month and last week, a charity gala dinner was held at the JW Marriott Hotel KL. At the dinner, 20 chosen turtles were auctioned onsite.

The team at YTL did a great job with this project. Professionally done from start to finish. Impressed with their work ethic and dedication to this worthy cause. What an honour to be a part of this. The RM1 million raised will be distributed equally to Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia and PULIHARA Malaysia

For each artist’s role in painting the turtles, YTL Cement will donate RM5000 to the charity of our choice. I chose the Malaysian Mental Health Association (MMHA)

Very happy that my artwork can play a part for Mother Earth & further my interest in mental health

Prominent art auctioneer Ian McGinlay was flown in from Hong Kong to preside over the auctions. Ian was one of Sotheby’s leading auctioneers, presiding over major sales in Asia, including record-breaking contemporary and modern art auctions in Hong Kong. What a treat to see him live in action! Exciting non-stop bids for some of the turtles.

Beautiful performances by the 3 tenors. The legendary Zainal Abidin went on stage impromptu to sing his famous song Hijau that resonated with the conservation theme.