Ang Xia Yi's practice practice threads on history, memory, identity politics and the emotional consequences of colonialism as well as wider issues concerning Southeast Asia. She embraces a range of mediums including photography, drawings, paintings and archival intervention using everyday materials such as domestic textiles, printed matters and inherited archives. Her interest lies within the vernacular aspects of material culture, viewing materials as carriers of intimacy, trauma and violence that transcend beyond generations.

She briefly pursued her BA in Fashion Journalism at Central Saint Martins, London and has previously worked in image and garment-making.