在社區工作涉及到眾多人的網絡。作為一名實踐者, Okui Lala 喜歡想像他們之間的關係就像風箏一樣,每一點也在相互連接。是次分享中, Okui 將反思她過去涉及的龐大社群項目,從移民群體的個人錄像,到近年來的多語言食物課和線上錄像工作坊,以展示社區與更龐大社會和政治環境的多面故事。
Okui Lala是一位居於馬來西亞的藝術家和文化工作者。她的文化藝術實踐涵蓋錄像、演出和社區參與。她的作品通過日常家務或職業勞動的演出來探討身份、流散和歸屬的主題。Okui的項目在本質上傾向於協作或參與式,並讓她周邊的普通人加入。
Working in the community involves a network of people. As a practitioner, Okui Lala likes to imagine their relationship as a kite, on which each point is interconnected. In the sharing, Okui will reflect on her past projects that involved larger communities, from video portraits of the migrant community, to multi-language food tutorial and virtual video workshop in recent years, to unfold the multifaceted stories of the community in relation with the larger social and political milieu.
Okui Lala is an artist and cultural worker based in Malaysia. Her practice spans from video, performance to community engagement. Her work explores themes of identities, diaspora and belongings through the performances of domestic acts or vocational labour. Okui’s projects tend to be collaborative or participatory in nature and involve everyday people around her.