b. 2002
Singapore

Shakira Zulaikha's developing practice works across conceptual image-making, performance and digital mediums to examine personal and collective realities. Her work usually examines personal subjectivities of the Malay-Muslim experience and girlhood. At present, her research borrows from global pop culture and media to investigate the intersection of identity through self-expression and social perceptions.Through a series of reflective and playful commentary, her practice is a continued investigation into the evolution of self, femininity and cultural hybridity.

(ki)
video, 5 minutes 44 secs

today, i want to be a magical girl!
digital prints, dimensions variable

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today, i want to be a virtual idol!
digital prints, dimensions variable
video, 17 seconds (looped)