XING : Exploring Identity in Snap Shots

"Using mimicry to subvert the stereotypes imposed on Asian women and their bodies, XING enlists a roster of photographers to explore identity and ‘Othering’"

                                            Courtesy of XING © Tammy Volpe

Xing portrays the intersections of sex, race and gender and the people who are the products of these overlapping identities. Xing collaboratively captures still images of what it means to coexist in society as a sexual stereotype of desirability.

“I hope the book is a message to the West (as well as its Eastern counterparts) that the Asian female identity is multifarious, and it is ever-changing and independent.” She adds, “I hope it inspires people from all different backgrounds and ethnicities that it is important to own and be proud of one’s heritage.”

The booklet also contains a decent amount of nudity and opens up conversations of what does empowerment look like?  Intent when paired with the concept of  vulnerability can offer insight into “the gaze” and the internal and external conflicts showing skin.

Site were you can access the photos: http://xi-ng.co/9/

More reviews of xing: http://crackmagazine.net/article/art/xing-addresses-the-stereotypes-east-asian-female-sexuality/