Yee I-Lann

The multidisciplinary artist Yee I-Lann (*1971, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo) uses symbols, codes and texts in her work to scrutinise the complex geopolitical history of Southeast Asia. In her current oeuvre, she uses textiles such as batik or woven mats as image carriers. To realise her works, she works together with local weavers, whose craftsmanship is essential for the production of the textiles. Lann uses the threads to reveal the breaks and at the same time the connection to a new whole. For her, working in a collective of women and the art of weaving is a means of making the oppression of patriarchal societies and colonialist values visible in art and craft.
It is the artist’s first major European institutional presentation. The exhibition is organised in cooperation with the Singapore ART Museum (SAM)