Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will hold a consultation with art activists over the demolition of 'Puncak Purnama', a sculpture created by artist Syed Ahmad Syed Jamal.

This was after art lovers and activists held a demonstration in the city yesterday and handed over a memorandum over the destruction to the Human Rights Commission (Suhakam).

According to a source close to the matter, the consultation session will be held between DBKL's director of landscape development and recreation Rolan Abd Rahman and interested parties.

"I understand that a meeting with those involved will be held. (It) will be arranged by Rolan," the source told Malaysiakini.

However, a representative from Puncak Purnama Declaration Committee said that they have yet to receive official notification by DBKL over the matter.

"We have yet to receive any feedback from DBKL. We are planing our next move based on the response from DBKL.

"We are also still waiting for follow-up action from our memorandum yesterday," said the representative.

Yesterday, roughly 200 activists marched for 250 metres from the Sogo shopping complex in the nation's capital to the Suhakam office to air their protest and hand over a memorandum over the matter to the commission.

Other than gathering and marching, the protesters engaged in various forms of protest art, such as poetry recital, flash street theatre as well as showcasing their placards and banners.

They also met with Suhakam commissioner Lok Yim Peng for over an hour to explain their plight and hand over their protest memorandum.

Lok had said that the commission will look into the matter.

Created by Syed Ahmad in 1986, the art installation was later handed into the care of the DBKL, though city hall recently demolished the structure, arguing that it has been worn down by time and can no longer be restored.

The demolition perked the ire of artistes and art activists who took to the media and the streets to voice their protest.