“Ornamentalism”, coined by Anne Anlin Cheng lays the foundations for this project. The word, a twist of Said’s theory of Orientalism, examines how Asian femininity has been framed through aesthetics. Throughout history, Asian women have often been objectified as decoration and seen as the Other; this work responds to the ongoing stereotypes and looks at cultural identity from a personal perspective. Throughout this series, I explored these inherited notions and how they intersect with my own lived experience, and the identity of other people close to me in my life. Growing up in the UK my personal experience was shaped by Viet/Chinese traditions whilst situated in a British social environment. My images aim to visualise the hybridity of culture within this country, and document where Asian femininity is situated within it. I’m continuing to investigate how these representations of Asian femininity influence life today, and how it personally affects the women around me.