Bibiana Lee IWA#3 documentary

I AM NOT A VIRUS

I AM NOT A VIRUS is an interactive installation consisting of 4 yellow punch-bags that are used as metaphor for Asians, especially of Chinese descent, who are usually passive in nature, who have been abused (physically and verbally) like the passive punch-bags during the pandemic. Xenophobia reared its ugly head all over the world, speared by ignorance and hoaxes about the corona virus and rhetoric by irresponsible people of power.

Media : 4 yellow synthethic leather punchbags, with embossed text, rubber shavings, sponge pieces, metal chain and brackets.
Dimension: variable dimension

Human Race puts forward hypothetical questions to increase awareness on the issue of racism vs humanity. The red LED lights have been chosen as a reminder that underneath the various colours of the human skin, all human bleed the same colour. Racism tend to be latent and takes little to surface as seen historically and in recent times.

Media : metal box, LED Lights
Dimension : variable dimension

Pieces of May

Dimension : 60 x 60 cm
Media : Digital print on aluminium

Pieces of May is the digital print of the actual porcelain from the I AM CHINA series exhibited at the id: Sengkarut Identitas exhibition at Galeri Nasional Indonesia in 2019. The atrocities against the Indonesian Chinese in May 1998 is narrated in the text that beguilingly look like beautiful motifs that can be found on Peranakan Porcelains.

A Nation Divided

Dimension : 60 x 60 cm
Media : Digital print on aluminium

A Nation divided is the digital print of the actual porcelain from the I AM CHINA series exhibited at the id: Sengkarut Identitas exhibition at Galeri Nasional Indonesia in 2019. Upon closer inspection, the narration of how Indonesia, as a country was divided into 2 opposing sides that support opposing political candidates during the Jakarta Gubernatorial Election. The text also narrates how social media was used to spread truths and hoaxes during the political campaigns.