Haffendi Anuar | Panel Discussion at the V&A

How Are Artists from East and Southeast Asia (ESEA) Reimagining Gender Today?

 

 This Friday Late at the V&A explores how ESEA artists draw on local communities and the natural world to rethink identity.

 

Panel Discussion: Beyond the Gaze  
Medieval & Renaissance, Room 64b, The Simon Sainsbury Gallery 
20:00 
Duration: 45 minutes  

How can we subvert exoticized gender stereotypes in the globalized world? Join artists Alya Hatta, Haffendi Anuar and Hannah Lim in sharing how they deconstruct commodified ESEA symbols and resist the colonial, patriarchal gaze through their multi-disciplinary practices rooted in ESEA culture and lived experience in the UK. Explore how they create personal narratives and navigate the fluidity of gender roles. Moderated by V&A curator Carrie Chan. 

 

Full Event Details:

 

Drop-in

Friday, 27 February 2026

18:30 – 22:00

 

V&A South Kensington

Cromwell Road

London, SW7 2RL

+44 (0)20 7942 2000

 

Through sound experiences, installations, textile sculptures and explorations of nature, artists transform spaces, bodies and textures—pushing back against familiar, commercialised images of ESEA culture. Step into immersive experiences that open up new ways of understanding gender expression, belonging and change. All events are free, and places are designated on a first-come, first-served basis unless stated otherwise. Filming and photography will take place at this event.If you have any access requirements, please let us know in advance by emailing ccessibility@vam.ac.uk.

 

Please note: if the V&A or any of the activations reaches capacity, access will be managed on a one-in, one-out basis.