2026 McMullen exhibition

Monique Mah

Artist Overview

Monique Mah is an interdisciplinary artist and Master of Fine Arts student whose research-creation practice explores cultural transmission and the embodied possibilities of material experimentation. She examines how migration, language loss, and generational distance interrupt the passage of ritual knowledge. Her work asks what happens when the “right way” to mourn or celebrate becomes unclear-and how making can open new pathways of inheritance. Working across ceramics, textiles, biomaterials, and performance, she approaches craft as a sensorial form of memory-keeping. Influenced by Janet Hoskins’ biographical objects and Michel Serres’ concept of corporal memory, she considers the act of making itself as a ritual that sustains cultural identity.

Name

Monique Mah

Medium(s)

Sculpture

Themes

Migration, Intergenerational Knowledge

Monique Mah, 28+7, 2026, EVA foam, cotton muslin, reclaimed textile curtains
Monique Mah, 28+7, 2026, EVA foam, cotton muslin, reclaimed textile curtains
Monique Mah, 28+7, 2026, EVA foam, cotton muslin, reclaimed textile curtains
Monique Mah, 28+7, 2026, EVA foam, cotton muslin, reclaimed textile curtains
Small dark teapot reflected in a shallow tray of liquid
Monique Mah, Tea Party, 2025. Sugar, water, 8 x 8 x 8cm.
Blue, white, and pink cords arranged and knotted on a wall
Monique Mah, Undone Series, 2025. Knitted scarf, variable dimensions.
Sculptural vessel with pink and white woven strands displayed on a wooden pedestal
Monique Mah, Eyes and Oracles, 2026. Papier-mâché, latex, coffee beans, climbing roper, copper rice, 45 x 23 x 23 cm.

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