Astria Suparak

Her work often takes the form of multimedia presentations, exhibitions, and publicly accessible tools and databases that document subcultures and perspectives omitted from mainstream narratives.

The research-creation project examines how Asian cultures have been mixed and matched to create an interchangeable “Asian-ness” within futuristic sci-fi.

[4][5] The performance lecture is includes images from dozens of futuristic movies and TV shows where she discusses the implications of not only borrowing heavily from Asian cultures, but at the same time decontextualizing and misrepresenting them.

She explores themes such as Anglicized names, chopsticks, bastardization of traditional garments and head gears or hair styles and usage of Asian inspired architectures and interior spaces.

ISBN 978-3-95679-569-5, ICA LA (Los Angeles) (co-presented by GYOPO), Bard College (Annandale-On-Hudson, NY), George Mason University (Fairfax, VA), Centre A: Vancouver International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art (Vancouver, BC) and Spike Island,Reed College (Portland, OR)