Gallery Associate, Anida Yoeu Ali, The Buddhist Bug: A Creation Mythology, solo exhibition and performance, Wei-Ling Contemporary

From June to August 2019, Wei-Ling Contemporary presented The Buddhist Bug: A Creation Mythology, an ongoing interdisciplinary series that combines live performance, installation, photography, and video art by Anida Yoeu Ali, an American-Khmer-Cham-Malaysian artist. The artist's personal spiritual and cultural turmoil becomes the source of her body of work, in which she explores problems of displacement and belonging. Ali aims to communicate with the public through body language and gestures in various settings.

Performing The Buddhist Bug in Kuala Lumpur is her first attempt in rediscovering her Malaysian roots. In addition, the artist hopes to raise awareness on the social issues of our time – mobility, migration, cultural hybridisation, and transnational identities – in a multicultural country such as Malaysia, where cultural identities juxtapose and constantly challenge the citizens’ sense of unity.

As a Gallery Associate, Amanda collaborated closely with the artist to ensure smooth exhibition planning and execution. She oversaw timelines, logistics, and technical coordination while supporting the translation of the artistic vision into a cohesive, research-informed presentation.

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About Anida Yoeu Ali

Anida Yoeu Ali (b. 1974, Battambang, Cambodia) is an interdisciplinary artist whose works span performance, installation, new media, public encounters, and political agitation. Born in Cambodia and raised in Chicago, she is a first-generation American of mixed Malay, Cham, Khmer, and Thai ancestries. Ali investigates the artistic, spiritual, and political collisions of her diasporic, hybrid identity with the resolve that in-betweenness is a powerful space for creation and provocation. Ali is also the co-founder of Studio Revolt, an independent artist-run media lab. Learn more about her and her works on anidaali.com.