Faiq Airudin is a Brunei-based creative passionate about widening participation in Brunei’s creative industry. His current collaborative project, ‘Just Bruneians’ is a grassroots community project that aims to empower the creative industry through offline and online community engagement and mentorship.

He holds a Master of Arts in Photography and Urban Cultures from Goldsmiths College, University of London. Faiq was the lead Brunei researcher for “Mapping Creative Technology in ASEAN”, a research project by Creative Friction for the British Council.

Faiq is a co-founder of Bruneians Read – a reading advocacy group, and a core committee member of the National Theatre Festival Brunei. In addition, he is a creative producer, advisor and mentor with creative NGOs, galleries and production houses.

Actively interested in regional youth development, Faiq is an ASEAN Youth Fellowship Fellow for 2022 and an alumnus of the TF-LKYSPP Southeast Asia Next-gen Leaders program in 2023, among other youth initiatives. In 2021, he was nominated as The Bruneian’s ’50 Most Inspiring LinkedIn Icons’.

Exhibitions

• ‘Contoh: Mari Bercerita”, Creative Space Studio, Brunei Darussalam, February 2024
• “Sahabat Hati…Selamat Pagi”, Altered Ego @ Curated Gallery, The Collective, Brunei Darussalam, June 2021
• “Adat Technologi”, Emerge X, Brunei Darussalam, April 2021
• “Selamat Berlepas”, Cuci Mata Zine launch, Co-Lab, Brunei Darussalam, December 2020
• “Tiang Putih” – Emerge9, Creative Space Studio, Brunei Darussalam, December 2020
• “Contoh”- Contoh, Creative Space Studio, Brunei Darussalam, July 2020
• “please hide my quorum” – Emerge8, Creative Space Studio, Brunei Darussalam, March 2020
• “School Spirit” – Identity, Kaleidoscope Studio Gallery,  Brunei Darussalam, May 2014
• “Visiting The Mall” – Creative Industries Festival,  Brunei Darussalam, June 2012
• “Things I bought from Tesco” – Repair Manual, APT Gallery, London, United Kingdom July 2010