May Maylisa Cat

Lives and works in Portland, OR, USA

Artist statement

Using parody and queer archive activism, my work lies at the intersection of food culture, racialized labor, and identity. I unravel hidden social dynamics and critique power by creating my own systems. My work plays a critical role in the dominant discourses toward the community, the fantasy of the cultural “Other,” and how contemporary art appropriated non-western social imaginaries, bringing them to a diluted, universal conception of art.

Artwork