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ABOUT ME

Artist Bio

Born in Jakarta, raised in Pittsburgh, and grew up in Bandung, Singapore is just another stop on Dea's list. Dea is currently completing a Diploma in Fine Art at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts with a specialism in photography. Dea is interested in exploring intersectionality in feminism in their work. Dea has exhibited at Chiang Mai Photo Festival (2017), WIP Exhibition at NAFA (2017) and Panorama Indonesia (2013).

Artist Statement

I create to question the truth of gender and sexuality within the context of intersectional feminism. I use lens-based media combined with the written or spoken words as a means to explore the performativity of being classified as certain labels like ‘man’ or ‘queer’. What do these words mean and why do they matter?

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The spectrum of gender and sexuality extends beyond the binary of man or woman. Yet the ideas that are being taught in society is exactly that, either a man or a woman, one or the other, black or white. For many, this is not their truth. To hear the stories and experiences of the people in the queer community is to learn that there is more than one perspective of being queer.

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