by Zwe Mon

Saffron Uprising 2013
121x91 cm
Zwe Mon

Zwe Mon was born in Yangon in 1990. Encouraged by her father, a comic artist and illustrator, she attended the State School of Fine Arts in Yangon from 2006 to 2009. Since graduation, she has worked as a full-time artist.

This painting of the saffron uprising depicts the march of the monks in 2007. Partly they sought greater respect from an overbearing state. Partly they sought democracy. Their movement was crushed after several days of peaceful protest. Today, Buddhist monks are more likely to mobilize around a 969 movement promoting Bamar nationalism and xenophobia.