Shwe Wutt Hmon

Shwe Wutt Hmon

Shwe is a visual artist based on photography and focus on collective histories, familial ties, knots and threads of human relationships, exploring the inner psyche through intimate story- telling about people and places dear to her heart. She tells personal stories from which she connects and examines broad- er social aspects; conversely, she works on social documentaries reflecting and drawing from her own position within the issue. Shwe is the recipient of respected art and photography awards including the Objectifs Documentary Award 2020 (Open Category) and the inaugural Julius Baer Next Generation Art Prize in 2021. Her works have been exhibited internation- ally such as Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Aichi Triennale, Singapore International Pho- tography Festival, Photo Australia Interna- tional Festival of Photography, ArtScience Museum Singapore, Bangkok Art & Culture Centre and Photoforum Pasquart.