Through our projects we aim to centre Asian voices, support our communities and create spaces to appreciate Asian culture. We work arcross events, curation, creative direction, casting, research + consultancy, writing, filmmaking and production. Below is a selection of our favourite projects.
SPOONS X BAESIANZ X EASTERN MARGINS
FUNDRAISER FOR TARENA
with Spoons and Eastern Margins [2022, 2023]
Baesianz Role:
production, curation + art direction
production, curation + art direction
2023 DESIGN BY TINY STUDIO, ART DIRECTION BY JYNI ONG
2022 DESIGN BY SUZY CHAN, ART DIRECTION BY SAMI KIMBERLEY
BAESIANZ X GUTS PRESENT:KIN
PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
highlighting queerness, femininity and the familial, hosted at Guts Gallery [2023]
Baesianz Role:
curation, production, design + art direction
curation, production, design + art direction
Shot across various locations around the world, this selection of works captures the multiplicities of kinship through the outlook of Asian heritage photographers of varying genders, identities, and lived experiences. As we walk by these images, precious moments and candid displays of intimacy greet us at every turn. Each photograph invites a radical revisioning and perspective largely unconsidered of Asian communities living within and outside the West.
In Kin, the message is clear. Closeness and kinship are the collectively nourishing forces that sustain community; the joy and forgotten histories of trans communities in Beirut are archived in Mohamad Abdouni’s images; celebration takes centre stage in Sami Kimberley’s photos of the London-based football team for women, trans and non-binary people of Asian heritage, Baesianz FC; tenderness, youth and soul are championed in Hidhir Badaruddin’s reframing of queer masculinity.
In Kin, the message is clear. Closeness and kinship are the collectively nourishing forces that sustain community; the joy and forgotten histories of trans communities in Beirut are archived in Mohamad Abdouni’s images; celebration takes centre stage in Sami Kimberley’s photos of the London-based football team for women, trans and non-binary people of Asian heritage, Baesianz FC; tenderness, youth and soul are championed in Hidhir Badaruddin’s reframing of queer masculinity.
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Mohamad Abdouni @mohamad_abdouni
Hidhir Badaruddin @thehidhir
Kin Coedel @kinbykin
Hassan Kurbanbaev @hassankurbanbaev
Sami Kimberley @samikimberley
qíqí lù @_xiaodongxi
Raajadharshini @mean_kaari
Kamila Rustambekova @kamilarustambekova
Kianuë Tran Kiêu @kianuetrankieu
Mohamad Abdouni @mohamad_abdouni
Hidhir Badaruddin @thehidhir
Kin Coedel @kinbykin
Hassan Kurbanbaev @hassankurbanbaev
Sami Kimberley @samikimberley
qíqí lù @_xiaodongxi
Raajadharshini @mean_kaari
Kamila Rustambekova @kamilarustambekova
Kianuë Tran Kiêu @kianuetrankieu
TEXT BY SARAH KHAN
DESIGN BY IVY VO
ART DIRECTION BY SAMI KIMBERLEY
BAESIANZ X JUMBI FUNDRAISERS
FOR GLOBAL ASIAN CAUSES
including raising awareness for Iran’s Womens Rights and aid for the 2023 Turkey, Syria and Kurdiastan Earthquake [2022, 2023]
Baesianz Role:
event production, curation, hosting
event production, curation, hosting
BAESIANZ CINEMA CLUB
EVENT SERIES
hosted at Spanners, Brixton, Autumn to Spring
Baesianz Role:
exhibition + event series curation
exhibition + event series curation
BOW ARTS SUMMER CURATION
GUEST CURATION OF BOW ARTS GALLERY AND SPACE
including exhibition curation, community workshops, supper clubs and market
ME2U: A COLLECTIVE MANIFESTO
including exhibition curation, community workshops, supper clubs and market
Baesianz Role:
exhibition + event series curation
exhibition + event series curation
ME 2 U: A collective manifestio is a love letter to the past, present, and future, exploring regenerative themes surrounding rebirth and renewal. Through the exhibition and event series we invites Artists and facilitators of Asian heritage to share their own rituals, objects and tools, encapsulating the purpose of ME 2 U in eight events ranging from medatiave art classes to Supper clubs and a market with goods created by Asian makers.
TEXT BY SARAH KHAN AND SAMI KIMBERLEY
DESIGN BY PRIYA STEWART
ART DIRECTION BY SAMI KIMBERLEY
DESIGN BY PRIYA STEWART
ART DIRECTION BY SAMI KIMBERLEY
BAESIANZ X EASTERN MARGINS
RAINBOW CHAN ALBUM RELEASE
including interview and journal design
Baesianz Role:
interview, writing, design
interview, writing, design
To celebrate the release of Stanley, the new EP by Rainbow Chan, we caught up with the musician to gain a deeper understanding of the stories told in each track—family dynamics, love, loss, belonging and Rainbow's relationship to her hometown of Hong Kong, a city frozen in childhood memories. Full interview here.
DESIGN BY PRIYA STEWART
INTERVIEW BY SAMI KIMBERLEY
INTERVIEW BY SAMI KIMBERLEY
BAESIANZ X GRUBBER
CO-CURATED EXHIBITION AND EVENT SERIES EXPLORING NATURE FROM AN ASIAN PERSPECTIVE
including performances and workshops at Art Hub, Deptford
ROOTS EXHIBITION + EVENT SERIES
including performances and workshops at Art Hub, Deptford
Baesianz Role:
exhibition + event series curation, production
exhibition + event series curation, production
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Artists: Karen Bolilia, Nash Cruz, Puer Deorum, Nina Durban, Jatinder Singh Durhailay, Kaede Fujimoto, Mano Gonzales, King-Wey Hii-Ko, Dashti Jahfar, Melissa Kitty Jarram, Peng Jiahao, Sami Kimberley, April Lin 林森, Azura Lovisa, Akshay Mahajan, Charlotte Mei, Annie Mackinnon, Emily Murayama, Zehra Nazli, Jennifer Quan, Suren Seneviratne, Savannah Sinhal, Gaurab Thakali, Hannah Thomas Uose, Ivy Vo, Sophie Huilin Walker and Mildred Cheng Hoi Yan.
NOWNESS ASIA FILM CURATION
TALES FROM THE SILK ROAD
hosted by Nowness Asia
Baesianz Role:
curation, design
curation, design
Stretching from the Black Sea to the Korean Peninsula, the Silk Road was an ancient trade route along which flowed silks, spices, gold, jade, teachings and technologies.
Tales from the Silk Roadbrings together 13 stories by Asian filmmakers with the aim to trade beauty and exchange knowledge in the form of film. All of the films are still avaialble to watch at nowness.asia
Tales from the Silk Roadbrings together 13 stories by Asian filmmakers with the aim to trade beauty and exchange knowledge in the form of film. All of the films are still avaialble to watch at nowness.asia
Filmakers and Photographers Lara Köse (@larablues), Jeannie Nguyen (@jea.nguyen), Roxy Rezvany (@roxyrezvany), April Lin 林森 (@babe__lin), Jing Niu (@neon.baobei), Mia Georgis (@miag), Sarah Khan (@sarahrkhan._), Mohamad Abdouni (@texting_bitches), Umi Ishihara (@_____81), Vishal Kumaraswamy (@vishalkswamy) Alexandra Leese (@alexleese), Dashti Jahfar (@dashti.jahfar), Mohamad Abdouni (@texting_bitches), Jalal Sepehr (@jalalsepehr)
OTHER PROJECTS
[2019] CTRL+F: ASIA radio show for Yucatan based Radio Ensayo
[2019] In conversation with Michelle Williams Gamaker for Guts Gallery
[2019] No Room Left in the Margins film curation for Bomb Factory Art Foundation
[2020] Balamii Radio Guest show w/Played by Dil
[2020] Baesianz x GiF ESEA Asian cinema editorial series
[2020] Refinery29 x adidas editorial
[2019] In conversation with Michelle Williams Gamaker for Guts Gallery
[2019] No Room Left in the Margins film curation for Bomb Factory Art Foundation
[2020] Balamii Radio Guest show w/Played by Dil
[2020] Baesianz x GiF ESEA Asian cinema editorial series
[2020] Refinery29 x adidas editorial
[2021] Baesianz x Tape Collective: SUPER☆SONIC audio-visual event
[2021] Co-hosts for Tape Collective: Found in Translation at Prince Charles Cinema
[2021] Central Saint Martins guest lecture for BA Fashion Communication
[2022] Feature in The Tate’s ‘What is an art collective?’ film
[2022] GiF Film Festival at House of Vans film curation + Q+A
[2021] Co-hosts for Tape Collective: Found in Translation at Prince Charles Cinema
[2021] Central Saint Martins guest lecture for BA Fashion Communication
[2022] Feature in The Tate’s ‘What is an art collective?’ film
[2022] GiF Film Festival at House of Vans film curation + Q+A
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