My works are about human connection. In a world that holds a lot of racial oppression, gender violence, structural inequalities and despair in face of the climate crisis, I feel a deep pain and disconnection with the monotony of a system built upon profit and exploitation. I’m working towards systems change through opening up conversations and listening to people; the pain beyond the façade, the stories of those made invisible by society, the disappointment behind despair, the hope and motivation of change makers…
If you’d like to join forces to bring about systems change, check out the cross sector work I’m doing at INSEP (International Network for Socially Engaged Practitioners) that I founded in 2017.
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Travelling Scripts
Funded by KACES (Korea Arts and Culture Education Service) as part of Asia Teaching Artist Exchange Four artists and five participants came together to explore and exchange the personal experiences of Asian females. Over a process of…
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Occhi Aperti – Symposium at CasArcobaleno, Scampia, Italy
Scampia is a neighbourhood near Naples that used to be Europe’s largest open air drug market. I was invited to participate in this year’s symposium, organised annually by an association called CasArcobaleno. Its literal translation means Rainbow…
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Arts based social innovation
I organised and spoke at the event Arts based social innovation, targeted at social innovators and policy makers in the UK. Check out the article here.
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Ladies’ Night: Our time to talk
Ladies! Have you been feeling angry, frustrated, sad, disappointed by these recent high profile cases we see on the news – stalking, illegal peeping cameras, sexual harassment on public transport, domestic violence… If yes, we hear you!…
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Oppy – Aunty Theresa’s story
I remember talking to Aunty Lalitha on the streets about my project and Aunty Theresa who was walking her dog back then overheard bits of our conversation on Opera Estate’s history. She started joining our conversation and…
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Oppy – Uncle Chin’s chicken rice story
Do you know the story of Jalan Tua Kong’s famous chicken rice store? Bet you didn’t know that Uncle Chin grew up in this neighbourhood or that he does guitar jam sessions at his store every Friday…
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Transforming your personal story into actionable gifts to the world
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