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This paper investigates themes of Malaysian identity and the imagined Malaysian community through selected works from Yee I-Lannβs photomedia practice, πβπππ’πβ π
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Malaysia is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious plural society that continues to grapple with issues of identity. Sabahan artist Yee explores ideas of identity and the imagined community through the use of found studio photographs and crowdsourced photographs in her work that pictures the imagined Malaysian community.
This paper situates Yeeβs works in the sociopolitical contexts in which they were created, discusses the strategies that Yee uses in her work as well as examines the impact that curatorial intent and the exhibitionary context have on the reading of Malaysian identity and the imagined Malaysian community in the selected works from Yeeβs practice.
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Saturday, 26 September 2026
π 1:00β6:00 pm
π LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore
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Come along, hear the research firsthand, and join the conversation about how we can continue to expand and deepen the study of Asian art histories.
MA Asian Art Histories - Lasalle College of the Arts LASALLE College of the Arts
Theresa Tan MA Asian Art Histories - Lasalle College of the Arts LASALLE College of the Arts Art Galleries Association Singapore SOUTHEAST OF NOW: Directions in Contemporary and Modern Art in Asia Jeffrey Say