Between The Microcosmic and The Macrocosmic: We Are All Giants Now
By Dato’ Dr. Ooi Kee Beng
January 2025 EDITORIAL
YOU WOULD HAVE seen them. Mobile drone shots of cities, done with the camera pointed straight down to capture the topographical grid of streets and buildings. Whether done in daylight or at night, the effect is a reminder to us of how like those of bees or termites human habitations are.Indeed, the more we urbanise, the more we have to cram ourselves, and the more we have to stack our living spaces on top of each other. We have to...
Dato’ Dr. Ooi Kee Beng
is the Executive Director of Penang Institute. His recent books include The Eurasian Core and its Edges: Dialogues with Wang Gungwu on the History of the World (ISEAS 2016). Homepage: wikibeng.com
