Turning Adversity Into Opportunity and Beauty | Htein Lin | TEDxYangon

Htein Lin is an artist, writer and former comic actor. Having spent almost seven years in jail, he has developed artistic practices using available materials at hand. The inspiration for his work includes Buddhism and human rights.

To reveal his story about being in the jail, he created the installation “A Show Hands”. He has also highlighted discriminatory attitudes towards Burmese women through his work titled “Skirting the Issue”.

In 2018, he curated a significant exhibition of Burmese artists. In 2019, his installation ‘Recently Departed’ was involved in the conceptual art show of a major exhibition touring Southeast Asia. Htein Lin is an artist, writer and former comic actor. Having spent almost seven years in jail, he has developed artistic practices using available materials at hand. The inspiration for his work includes Buddhism and human rights.

To reveal his story about being in the jail, he created the installation “A Show Hands”. He has also highlighted discriminatory attitudes towards Burmese women through his work titled “Skirting the Issue”.

In 2018, he curated a significant exhibition of Burmese artists. In 2019, his installation ‘Recently Departed’ was involved in the conceptual art show of a major exhibition touring Southeast Asia. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx