Malam Bulan Dipagar Bintang is a classic song composed and performed by the legendary P. Ramlee, first released in 1959. Depicting a couple on a moonlit night surrounded by glistening stars, the artwork showcases the artist’s impeccable technique in etching. It is one of the rare works of the artist featuring figurative subjects. In Samsudin’s personal rendition, the moon illuminates the night sky, suffusing the scene with a red glow. The couple are so immersed in each other’s company that they are oblivious to their surroundings. Their state of affection heightens the dreamlike illusion whereby the swirling skies and their bodies merge with the surrounding landscape. Samsudin Wahab achieved double success in 2009 when he won the Malaysian Emerging Artist Award and was chosen resident-artist at Rimbun Dahan. He was chosen as resident-artist at HOM in April-June 2008. He was supported by Khazanah Nasional in his India residency in 2010. In 2013, he won the Juror’s Award in the Young Contemporary Artists competition. He won 2nd Prize in Goethe Institut’s Salon Meets Art in 2007, and a Consolation Prize in the Tanjong Heritage competition in 2005. He received his BFA, Majoring in Printmaking at the Mara Institute of Technology in 2005-2007, and a Diploma at its Seri Iskandar campus in 2002-2005. He co-founded the printmaking collective, Cetak Kolektif, and was a member of Sebiji Padi Studio and SO Sound, under which he did several art performances. Samsudin won the Bakat Muda Sezaman competition held by National Art Gallery Malaysia in 2019. His solo exhibition Rindu Bayangan, was held at Rissim Contemporary Gallery, KL, Malaysia in 2020.