Can women of color in solidarity, as connected foreign debris, evolve into a new creature – a Chimera?






The performance film explores Asian women's identities in western society. It was directed by artist Okyoung Noh and produced by the AAPI Performance Collective IS/LAND, in collaboration with optics researcher Do Young Kim.

By definition, a Chimera is “an organism composed of mixed genetic tissues.” The video features three female dancers of Asian descent as they explore, confront, and ultimately dismantle a giant vertical installation representing white supremacist patriarchy. Cloaked within the fabric of this installation, the dancers’ movements are immersed in mutation—subsuming pieces of the structure with anger and frustration into a new creature: monstrous yet powerful—a Chimera.




















Exhibition / Screening History


Jun 2024 Leaning Against the Wrong Place︎︎︎, Inchoen, South Korea

Jun 2024 KYLYN APIA Arts and Culture Festival︎︎︎, Ann Arbor, MI

Sep 2024 Toronto International Women Film Festival︎︎︎, Toronto, Canada