Ain (b. 2000) is an artist who was born in Bangkok, Thailand and raised in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Japan, a diverse upbringing which has contributed to her diasporic identity and longing for belonging. Her practice includes videos, audio, and installations that focus on themes such as belonging, language, memories, and national and cultural identity. Her work reflects her interest in post-colonial discourses, such as cultural preservation, exoticism, craftsmanship, and archives. 

Besides that, she questions the position and role of artists in decolonization, with references to Aimé Césaire’s concept of the “Man of Culture”, and how one embraces a post-colonial history and reconstructs itself through culture and arts.

Ain’s debut solo exhibition was da lama dah at Blank Canvas gallery in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, in 2025. She has participated in group exhibitions in Malaysia, Singapore, the Netherlands, and Belgium. Notable recent group shows include There’s a word I’m trying to remember, for a feeling I’m about to have (2025, Appetite, Singapore); S.E.A. Focus 2025 (Singapore); ⏊IWE (2024, Blank Canvas, Penang, Malaysia); My Oma (2023, Kunstinstituut Melly, Rotterdam, Netherlands); and Als je me echt zou kennen... (If you really knew me...) (2023, de Appel, Amsterdam, Netherlands). Atas Pagar is her second solo exhibition.