What Power Leaves Behind: Art, Evidence and Memory in Myanmar

What happens to the traces of violence when institutions fail to preserve them?

Drawing on my artistic practice and work through Myanmar Peace Museum, this talk explores how personal belongings, survivor testimony, military documents, photographs and cartography can become forms of evidence and collective memory. Through projects including Testimonies from Beyond and Constellation of Complicity, I will discuss art as a method of witnessing, memorialisation and investigating the relationships between political violence, geography and power.

Bio:Sai ▇▇▇ is a Shan multidisciplinary artist and curator from Myanmar working in exile. He is cofounder and director of Myanmar Peace Museum, an initiative preserving memory, evidence and testimony from military violence, political imprisonment and resistance. His practice spans photography, installation, cartography, textiles, archives and performance. His work has been presented through Magnum Photos, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Goldsmiths and international exhibitions. In 2026, he received the Václav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent at the Oslo Freedom Forum.

An artist talk and facilitated discussion jointly hosted by SJCC and PCI, book your tickets here.