Artists’ Street
The 13th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art
14 June – 14 October 2025, at KW Institute for Contemporary Art
Title: Performance art by Chaw Ei Thein
Place: In Burma & Taiwan 2004-2008
Material: Fabric, Wire, String, Yarn, Buttons, Beads, Polyester fiberfill, Newspaper print and various small objects
Size: 36” tall Year: 2025
Artists’ Street, Chaw Ei Thein’s Myanmar protest landscape in fabric sculptures epitomizes the relational nature and mutual support of human ties, knotted in the transitional phase between enforced exile and a fragile, yet powerful, diasporic agency.
by Elisa Carollo, in OBSERVER
These figures affirm the power of collective performance to resist oppression and authoritarian rule, underscoring the importance of shared action and community in shaping reality and pushing for change.
