Monica Ong is a new media artist who creates multi-media installations and interactive narratives about cultural silences and public health.

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(2005) Text on paper, gelcaps / Designed medicine bottle / Original writing

The story of Juanita takes the form of pills which are distributed among a circle of readers who open them, unroll the text and read when ready. Because the group reading is non-linear and spontaneous, the story forms like a painting, building up as each person reads the words.