by Zwe Yan Naing

Aung San Suu Kyi 2012
119x90 cm
Zwe Yan Naing

Zwe Yan Naing was born in Rakhine State in 1984. After living as a monk in Ngapali for nine years from the age of twelve, he moved to Yangon to attend the State School of Fine Arts from 2006 to 2009. Since graduation, he has worked as a full-time artist.

This collage of Aung San Suu Kyi, made of banknotes bearing her father's image, uses the iconography of posters from President Obama’s successful 2008 campaign to convey hope for Myanmar.