Moe Satt

Artist, Curator

Born in in Yangon, Myanmar, in 1983. He began to present artworks after graduating with a degree in zoology in 2005. Formerly a performance artist showing works in both galleries and the streets of Yangon, he has participated in several performance art festivals in Myanmar (Beyond Pressure), Thailand (Asiatopia), China (Open), Malaysia (Open Street), Indonesia (Perforbunce), the Philippines (TAMA), South Korea (Gwangju IPAF) (KEAF), Japan (MCAF), India (KHOJ), Cambodia (PETA Mekong), Vietnam (IN:ACT), London (ArtEvict), Poland (Interakcje), Liechtenstein (Multilog) and Canada (Live Biennale). He is one of the founders and organizers of Beyond Pressure, the international performance art festival in Myanmar, which has been taking place almost annually since 2008, inviting other artists from around South Asia and Southeast Asia. As a curator he has planned “On/Off – Myanmar Contemporary Art Event” (Hanoi, Vietnam) and “Forward/Backward – 8 Myanmar Contemporary Artists” (Bangkok, Thailand). He has attended residencies at Rimbun Dahan (Malaysia), Hooyong Performing Arts Centre (South Korea), and 3331 Arts Chiyoda (Tokyo).