Anurendra Jegadeva Never Ending Story, 2014 Oil on canvas diptych in perspex box 25 x 75 cm with 25 x 30 cm Anurendra Jegadeva is a Malaysia artist who is interested in issues of difference and multiculturalism within our supposedly pluralistic world With his new Yesterday in a Padded Room.... installation, Anurendra combines his love for painting and portraiture with the philosophical preoccupations of the historical as well as socio-political realities of the day. Drawing inspiration from ancient narratives of South East Asia, Anurendra uses popular icons, cultural anecdotes and often, the autobiographical to convey the meanings in his work.