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I am Myo Thaw, a Yangon-born artist now based in Paris. My practice blends street photography with manipulated imagery, capturing the pulse of urban life through candid moments and surreal touches. After a career as a video engineer and freelance cinematographer in Myanmar, I relocated to Paris following the 2021 coup. I am a member of Atelier des Artistes en Exil and was awarded the L’AiR ARTS International Arts Research Residency in 2024, which has deepened my exploration of memory, movement, and the city.…I am Myo Thaw, a Yangon-born artist now based in Paris. My practice blends street photography with manipulated imagery, capturing the pulse of urban life through candid moments and surreal touches. After a career as a video engineer and freelance cinematographer in Myanmar, I relocated to Paris following the 2021 coup. I am a member of Atelier des Artistes en Exil and was awarded the L’AiR ARTS International Arts Research Residency in 2024, which has deepened my exploration of memory, movement, and the city.

Myo Thaw

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I am Myo Thaw, a Yangon-born artist now based in Paris. My practice blends street photography with manipulated imagery, capturing the pulse of urban life through candid moments and surreal touches. After a career as a video engineer and freelance cinematographer in Myanmar, I relocated to Paris following the 2021 coup. I am a member of Atelier des Artistes en Exil and was awarded the L’AiR ARTS International Arts Research Residency in 2024, which has deepened my exploration of memory, movement, and the city.…I am Myo Thaw, a Yangon-born artist now based in Paris. My practice blends street photography with manipulated imagery, capturing the pulse of urban life through candid moments and surreal touches. After a career as a video engineer and freelance cinematographer in Myanmar, I relocated to Paris following the 2021 coup. I am a member of Atelier des Artistes en Exil and was awarded the L’AiR ARTS International Arts Research Residency in 2024, which has deepened my exploration of memory, movement, and the city.

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I am Myo Thaw, a Yangon-born artist now based in Paris. My practice blends street photography with manipulated imagery, capturing the pulse of urban life through candid moments and surreal touches.

After a career as a video engineer and freelance cinematographer in Myanmar, I relocated to Paris following the 2021 coup. I am a member of Atelier des Artistes en Exil and was awarded the L’AiR ARTS International Arts Research Residency in 2024, which has deepened my exploration of memory, movement, and the city.