“I call her little lizard but she calls me my wife but also monkey.” said Lin. Lin and Liz are two young women in love who are hiding from their parents because their love is forbidden. As they cannot be together, they chose to spend time as much as they can. They build a sanctuary of their own. Here, they can be who they are, without judgement, without hate.
Photographer – Ri | ရီ
Ri is a lens-based visual artist from Myanmar. They work on stories that are entrenched upon being part of a queer community and intimate relationships. Along with this, they work with visual poems, geopolitical landscapes, and stories that have connections to their country’s complex political situations.
Their artworks have been showcased at international photo festivals and venues, such as the Bangkok Arts and Culture Center, Jakarta Photo Festival, Kochi-Muziris Biennale in Kochi, India, Verzasca Foto Festival in Switzerland, and Asia Art Biennale in Taiwan. They recently joined a 50-day artist-in-residency program in Switzerland, supported by Pro Helvetia New Delhi. They were also selected to be part of Joop Swart Master Class 2024 organized by the World Press Photo Foundation.