Yma Ziyun Ma | RISD Museum Publications

Yma Ziyun Ma

Living in Untranslatability

Performance Art in China and USA

Yma is a cultural worker, artist, and fashion model. She explores various dimensions of the human body, movement, and migration through text, performance art, and social practices.

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EXHIBITION IMAGES

A large blue gate-like structure with shelves stands center. Untitled (Blue Portrait) is on the left shelf, DARKMAGICIANGIRL on the right. P.A.I.N. is on a screen in the right corner. STREETHTRASH and Highest Heaven, Deepest Hell are on the back wall.

Yma Ziyun Ma

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