Charmaine Poh, Identity in the Mirror

What happens to our identity when it passes through the gaze of others, through memory and screens? This is the territory explored by Charmaine Poh, the Singaporean-Chinese artist presenting her first solo exhibition in Italy at MUDEC. Through video, photography, performance, text and digital technologies, Poh draws on intimate experiences to address collective issues: the body, belonging, power, and the ways in which we choose - or are forced - to present ourselves. At the heart of the exhibition is The Moon is Wet (2025), a three-channel video installation that intertwines the myth of the sea goddess Mazu with the stories of migrant domestic workers in Singapore, creating a powerful narrative of female care and solidarity. In Good Morning Young Body, Poh revisits her own past as a young television actress, using deepfake technology to question the exposure of the female body in the digital age. From the light and words of Heavy is the root of light to the voices of non-traditional families in a work previously presented at the 2024 Venice Biennale, the journey becomes increasingly intimate. Poh leads us into the uncertain space between who we are, how we are represented, and what others see in us. A personal journey that ultimately speaks to us all.