Toby Leon

Madame Firefly is a spirited reinterpretation of the Orientalist narratives in operas like "Madame Butterfly" and "The Mikado". Most certainly not a passive, exotic figure — Madame Firefly's a powerful performer...

In "Hey Good Looking," the carousel becomes a symbol of childhood innocence and carefree delight. A momentary escape from reality. A brief respite from the trials and tribulations of life. Seen...

"Hanuman the Handyman" is a whirling carousel of narratives. A spectacle of divine acrobatics. An oversaturated cosmic dance fusing my own photographs with antique illustrations, all brought to life in...

In this digital collage, "The Amazing Asma and Her Dashing Deer," I channeled the spirit of Asma Bint Shihab al-Sulayhiyya, a powerful Yemeni queen who defied stereotypes by governing with...

Some places open up to you right from the start. And my first time in Bangkok was certainly an embrace. It was 2002—not long ago, but worlds apart from now....

Something travellers often miss about Bangkok is the city itself. It’s the most visited city in the world, but a HUGE portion of those ‘visitors’ are en route somewhere else—Europe,...

They poke through tides of doubt each night to see if the promise was kept. On the lookout for their lover's return. The wild one. The wise one. The one...

Just because they're stuck doesn't mean they're trapped. Where could be better than down where it's wetter? Breakfast, lunch and dinner served on passing currents. Taking what they want, when...

Whoopsie — another wreck! By accident, like the rest. She's never known her own strength. And try as she might to soften it, the gentlest swish topples ships. Whipping up...

Rhea, the daughter of Gaia and Uranus, was a Greek Titan and the mother of the Olympians. Through her cunning, she helped her Olympian offspring overthrow Cronus and establish a...

In the vast expanse of the cosmos, we find Thea, the Space Nymph. She is a celestial being of immense power and wisdom, her existence a testament to the enduring...

Echo was a pawn in the games of the gods, used by Zeus to distract his wife Hera from dalliances with other nymphs. Her punishment for playing a part in...