About
Xia Yi 嘉 苡 (born and based in Kuala Lumpur) is a photographer and art director working across multiple genres of imagery by taking real life and turning them into her own utopian universe as an escape from the reality of our world. The little to no distinction between her personal, editorials and commercial work is often carefully composed with a highly attuned sense of colour and composition. Her practice explores the physical aspect of book and zine-making, photographic prints and experiments with digital manipulations within the intersection of personal identity, memory and history.
She has previously pursued BA in Fashion Journalism at Central Saint Martins, London and has since been actively involved behind the camera and participating in programmes and exhibitions.
Commissioning Clients
Converse, Bottega Venetta, Burberry, Dunhill, One Plus Nord,
Magazine for Young Girls, Cittabella Magazine and L’Officiel Malaysia.
Magazine for Young Girls, Cittabella Magazine and L’Officiel Malaysia.
Selected Exhibitions / Programmes / Projects
2020
Small Works, The Back Room, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Wonderwall, The Back Room, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
KL20x20, Tun Perak Co-Op, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2021
PAUSE, Tun Perak Co-Op, supported by CENDANA, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Buka Buku, paired with Sue Williams, Open Books (Wales) x The Hangzhou Academy of Arts (China) folding book-making programme hosted by The Godown, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Memory / Time Machine Installation, supported by BEYOND (DUNHILL), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The Malaysian Woman, supported by CENDANA, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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