WHO IS MAI LING?
Founded in Vienna in 2019, Mai Ling is an anonymous artist collective and association committed to fostering dialogues on racism, sexism, homophobia, and prejudice with a focus on FLINT* (women, lesbian, inter, non-binary, and trans) of Asian descent diaspora and migrants.
The collective name, Mai Ling, refers to an eponymous German television sketch from 1979 that showcases sexist and racial stereotypes against Asian women, which are still embedded in German-speaking society. Challenging the Western heteropatriarchal gaze and racist fantasies that keep reproducing stereotypes about “Asia,” the collective amplifies multi-layered voices to reclaim agency through collective resistance and pleasure. Mai Ling engages in various forms of artistic practice and activism, including videos, audio installations, cooking performances, community gatherings, public interventions, and protests.
CONTACT
mai.ling[a]gmx.at
When sending requests for collaboration, please note that we are a multi-personed collective with complex schedules and decision-making processes, so response may be slow. Please also be mindful that sending vague and unfunded institutional requests can potentially take away time and resources from the community, thus reproducing harmful, extractive practices that we wish to change in the creative and cultural fields.