Moe Satt
b. 1983, Myanmar (Burma)
Moe Satt (b. 1983, Yangon, Myanmar, lives and works in Amsterdam) is a Burmese visual and performance artist who uses his own body as a symbolic field for exploring self, identity, embodiment, and political resistance. He is part of a renowned generation of experimental contemporary Burmese artists who overcame government censorship and oppression to engage with conceptual artwork, the body, and identity. His works deal with hand gestures and movement. Satt addresses provocative social and political issues in military-ruled Myanmar. He founded the Beyond Pressure International Performance Art Festival in Yangon, Myanmar, and he has participated in live arts festivals throughout Asia, Europe & the US. His work has been featured in several group exhibitions, The Spirits of Maritime Crossing – a Collateral event of the 60th International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia: (2024), Documenta -15 (2022), Biennale Jogja XV (2019), Political Acts: Pioneers of performance art in Southeast Asia in Melbourne (2017); CAFAM Biennale, Beijing (2013); and Busan Biennale (2012). His works have been collected by the Tate Modern, Singapore Art Museum, Kadist Foundation, and TBA21. He was a finalist for the Hugo Boss Asia Art Award for Emerging Asian Artists in 2015. He completed an Artist Residency at Rijksakademie (2022 – 2024) and at Delfina Foundation (2020).