Hana Bleue Chaussette is a conceptual artist exploring human connection as the digital age increasingly isolates and divides us. Her path—from a childhood in Alabama as the grandchild of Eastern European immigrants, to a decade as a broadcast journalist in Asia (1990–2000) and, in general, living as a Caucasian in Asia—has deepened her commitment to bridging differences through storytelling. To fully understand her work today, it is critical to examine her formative years in Asia.

In China she created documentaries and radio shows on topics that connected East and West. In Japan, Chaussette began incorporating objet trouvé she calls “constructions”—half painting, half sculpture—built from a visual logic rooted in written Chinese and Japanese, languages that use serial images to create meaning. This approach continues to inform her work, which is now evolving to include sound and performance.

During her residency at GlogauAIR, Chaussette is working on two major projects: “Two Remarkable Women at the Museum,” a life-sized diptych—pairing a curator at one of the top positions in the artworld with a custodial worker in the same museum.. Completed, the paintings will also include a motion-triggered, audio narrative about the two women. Chaussette is also developing a multimedia collaboration with the four-time Grammy Award-winning experimental music ensemble, Eighth Blackbird. This full-length performance as a “portrait,” will debut in late 2027.