Name: F n’ F (Face and Fingers) by Moe Satt
Start: 2026-03-26T20:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-03-26T23:00:00+01:00
Location: Prinsengracht 526

F n’ F (Face and Fingers) by Moe Satt

COKO SPACE

Burmese visual and performance artist Moe Satt utilizes the body as a primary site to explore identity, perception, and political resistance

Prinsengracht 526

COKO Happenings brings an evening on Thursday 26 March, centred on Burmese visual and performance artist Moe Satt. Evening Programme20:00 – Doors open 20:30 – Performance begins 21:00 – Post-performance talk with artist Moe Satt and curator Rose Akras 21:30 – Film screening of Hands Around in Yangon &amp; Lahpeth Thoke tea leaf salad finger food tasting <h2>Performance</h2>Presented for the first time in Amsterdam, F n’ F (Face and Fingers) is a choreographed exploration of the formal and symbolic relationship between the face and the hands. The work is rooted in the artist’s childhood memory of growing up in Myanmar (formerly Burma), where his mother would describe his hands as “artist’s hands”.F n’ F transforms personal anatomy and cultural memory into a pluralistic gestural language—one that is performed, embodied, and socially shared with the public.Developed in collaboration with performer Liah Frank, the piece unfolds through 108 combinations of movement, a number deeply embedded in Asian cosmology. It refers to the 108 Ayurvedic pressure points and the 108 questions posed to Gautama Buddha. In Buddhist philosophy, 108 also signifies infinity and the totality of existence. Moving from “blossoming” gestures to the layered meanings of a pointed finger, the performance culminates in a fifteen-year chronological study of the expressive dialogue between hand and face. Performers Moe Satt &amp; Liah Frank Production Studio Moe Satt Photo Renz Posedio <h2>Film</h2>Hands Around in Yangon Moe Satt, 2012, Myanmar, color, sound, HD video, 7:14 minHands Around in Yangon is a conceptual video art piece by artist Moe Satt that explores identity and culture through close-up, repetitive hand gestures. The film focuses on the gestures of daily life and labor—such as counting money or peeling vegetables—highlighting the "quasi-ritualistic" nature of mundane tasks.

<h2>About Moe Satt</h2>Moe Satt (b. Yangon, Myanmar) is a visual and performance artist currently based in Amsterdam. His practice uses the body as a primary site to explore identity, perception, and political resistance. Satt is best known for developing a distinct vocabulary of hand gestures and minimal actions that reflect complex socio-political tensions.A former resident at the Rijksakademie (2022–2024) and a finalist for the Hugo Boss Asia Art Award in 2015, his work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Bangkok Art Biennale (2024), Biennale Jogja XV (2019), and the Busan Biennale (2012). In 2024, he debuted F n’ F (Face and Fingers) at The Tanks, Tate Modern. His work is held in major public and private collections, including Tate Modern, the Singapore Art Museum, the Kadist, and TBA21. <h2>About Liah Frank</h2>Liah Frank, born in June 1998 in Israel, graduated in 2020 with a bachelor’s degree from the Modern Theatre Dance department at the Amsterdam Academy of Theatre and Dance (Amsterdam University of the Arts). Since graduating, she has been based in Amsterdam, working with choreographers such as Nicole Beutler, Jordy Dik, Heather Ware, Keren Levi, Chokri Ben Chikha, Maguy Marin and Moe Satt. She has also participated in various productions with the Dutch National Opera, collaborating with Steef de Jong, Ivo van Hove and others.She is currently completing her master’s degree in Dance Movement Therapy at Codarts in Rotterdam. Liah and Moe have collaborated since 2023, performing their duo at Rijksakademie Open Studios, Kunstenfestivaldesarts in Belgium, and Plastique Danse Flore in France.

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