MONICA TOLIA

have you eaten yet ? collective

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​2021 - Present
Founded by Youngsook Choi, Jessie Jing & Monica Tolia


Have you eaten yet? is a London-based artist collective founded by East and South-East Asian (ESEA) artists Monica Tolia, Youngsook Choi and Jessie Jing.  Our name is the equivalent of “how are you” in many Asian cultures, the question carrying a tangible direct sense of care towards one’s livelihood & health, often leading to impromptu food sharing.

​With these care ethics in mind, the collective produces research, public talks, performances and events on the intersections of food, migration, art/activism & creating affectionate healing space for marginalised communities.

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OUR WORK:
Lunar New Year Festival in collaboration with Vietnamese Family Partnership @ Deptford X & Deptford Lounge, 29&30 January 2022
Weekend of performances, workshops & traditional celebrations commissioned by shapesLewisham Creative Happenings Grant Programme, and supported by Deptford X, Deptford Lounge, Goldsmiths UoL & PPL PRS.
PRESS RELEASE


Harsh Light talk @ Bloc Projects, October 2021
Online webinar


ESEA Heritage Month @ BESEA.N, September 2021
Roundtable: 'Between food, art & activism'


Deptford X Festival 2021, 9-18 July 2021
Commissioned performance series & exhibition programme ​
PRESS RELEASE
CONTEXTUAL ESSAY BY MIMI CHU

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Picture
Photo credit: John Chan
INSTAGRAM:
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@HYEYCOLLECTIVE


​​©  2022  Monica Tolia

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    • Lunar New Year Festival 2022
    • Deptford X Festival 2021: Have you eaten yet?
    • ABOUT 你吃了吗
  • a snake in the house means the family will never want
  • Low Murmur
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    • Chalton Gallery for Art Night (June 2019)
    • Gossamer Fog (January 2019)
  • Technologies of Lived Abstraction: FUTURE PRESENT
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  • HAVE YOU EATEN YET? COLLECTIVE
    • NIAN is here! 年到了
    • Lunar New Year Festival 2022
    • Deptford X Festival 2021: Have you eaten yet?
    • ABOUT 你吃了吗
  • a snake in the house means the family will never want
  • Low Murmur
  • 2m
  • Flora / Fauna / Machina
    • Chalton Gallery for Art Night (June 2019)
    • Gossamer Fog (January 2019)
  • Technologies of Lived Abstraction: FUTURE PRESENT
    • FUTURE PRESENT 2
    • FUTURE PRESENT 1
  • BioSonics
  • Synchronic (In)visibility
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  • ABOUT
  • NEWS
  • INSTAGRAM