6th Taipei Biennial 2008
13 September 2008 - 4 January 2009, Taiwan. Curators: Manray Hsu and Vasif Kortun.
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Maid in Malaysia. 2008
10 lightboxes
158 x 308 cm each
Photographic series of portraits of maids in Malaysia performing as different female cultural icons such as Florence Nightingale, Jeannie, Mary Poppins, Madonna, Supergirl, Virgin Mary, Lara Croft etc. Although expected to perform miracles, the maids (mostly from the Philippines and Indonesia) are usually underpaid, often even enslaved and abused.
Venue: Zhongxiao Xinsheng MRT Station
© Photo: Wong Hoy Cheong
13 September 2008 - 4 January 2009, Taiwan. Curators: Manray Hsu and Vasif Kortun.