The work situates the awkward contestation of homogeity and diversity in the racial matrix of countries, especially in Malaysia with the hollowed 1Malaysia mantra and where the daily diet of race-baiting is getting annoying. It points the finger back at both the criticizer (critic) and the criticized. On another level, the replication of the edition of the painting showing a politician, who however is rendered anonymous, comments on consumerism and globalization. His other pet themes are urban decay and societal ennui. Thai Meng graduated with a Diploma in Fine Art, majoring in Painting from the Malaysian Institute of Art in 1996. He was a founding member of the alternative/independent art co-operative Rumah Air Panas (RAP), where he held his first solo called PTM0001020304. He won the Juror’s Choice prize in the Philip Morris Asean Art Award in 2000 and was selected the 7th Asia-Pacific Triennial in Brisbane, Australia, in 2013, and the Malaysian Eye in 2014.