Hello! I am Ying Xuan (Katherine), and I am currently a Business and Design student in Monash. Most of my works are inspired by my identity, and the experiences that are linked to it. Utilising design as a tool for social awareness has always been a passion of mine, and I enjoy exploring these themes through visual mediums such as collaging, content design and publications.
Racism Survival Kit
For the COL3002 survival project, I was fascinated by the way our survival mechanism define us - especially when the process is disempowering and demeaning to us. The purpose of this project is to spark a conversation about the approaches used to survive racism, by utilising absurdity and playful tactics to question the ethics of the survival mechanisms towards the situation.
The Racism Survival kit consists of guides and objects to help a person navigate through a racist situation. The aim of utilising a humorous and lighthearted approach is to ultimately encourage viewers to reflect on the heavy, questionable and detrimental process of surviving racism.
Racism Survival Kit
The application of the Racism Survival Kit in a real world setting. Models: Jessie Li and Jacob Pham
Postcards from The Biennale
In response to the thematics of "The Milk of Dreams" exhibition, my visual essay takes form of a collage to express my thoughts and experience of The Biennale.
Postcards from The Biennale (packaging)
Ying Xuan Hiew, Racism Survival Kit
Ying Xuan Hiew, Racism Survival Kit
Ying Xuan Hiew, Postcards from The Biennale
Ying Xuan Hiew, Postcards from The Biennale (packaging)
In the spirit of reconciliation Monash University acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
