Hello, I am Phoo Myat.
A designer/ researcher passionate about arts & culture/ sustainability/ design.
In my past career path, I was a curator and art researcher from Myanmar with a passion for new media arts and digital humanities.
My virtual curatorial works have been featured in Art&Market and ArtAsiaPacific, with notable projects including the AR exhibition on Instagram (@re_imagine_city), presented as part of The Wrong Biennale 2023/24 and AWE Asia 2024, Singapore. My essay "Can Augmented Reality Serve as a Tool for Decolonization and Revolution?" was presented at APARN 2024, Art as Research: Methods for Synthetic Reasoning.
I have expanded my professional scope into Design since 2023, pursuing an MFA in Design at Rangsit University in Thailand. My thesis explores food nostalgia as a method of designing for Homesickness.
My latest published work includes researcher position for Myanmar for the British Council research report “Arts and Technologies in ASEAN - Interconnected Parts.” I am currently working as a Research & Evaluation Associate at edgeandstory.
Design & Curatorial Projects
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(Re)Imagine City/ (Re)Imagine Home Augmented Reality Public Art Project
Art x Public Space Interactions through XR technologies (2021 - 2024).
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Nature-Inspired Lamp
Ginger shampoo plant inspired lamp (2023)
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Cloud Exhibition
Curated an exhibition for Cloud painting series by Burmese composer and artist Thukhamein Hlaing.
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How can Food Nostalgia be studied to Design for Homesickness?
Aim of this project: To understand how prior food experiences shaped Cultural Memory & Nostalgia, and how we can recreate these experiences in design. (2024 - 2025)
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Care. Exhibition
Trauma Healing through Arts in Active Conflict (2022)
