Chef de Mulu was born as the son of a shaman in the Malayan state of Sarawak in Borneo in 1959. The beauty of the tropical rainforest and the South China Sea were the formative influences of his childhood years in Miri, a coastal town near the border to Brunei, and cast a spell over his life.

As members of the Iban tribe, formerly the most feared head-hunters of Borneo, Chef de Mulu and his family repeatedly spent longer periods with their relatives in the jungle. Thus the tribal traditions, the wealth of colours of his native country, the rich flora and fauna, but also the wastness of the sea have remained sources of inspiration until today. With his profound knowledge of the tropical rainforest Chef de Mulu has also become one of the best-known jungle guides in Borneo.

Colourful oil paintings are Chef de Mulu's preferred technique. Professor Dieter Ronte, manager of the Kunstmuseum Bonn, explains: "His work is full of sincerity and vibrancy und defies the rigid classification of Europian art."

Since early 2000 Chef de Mulu has lived near Hamburg together with his German wife and their daughter.

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