E11 - Okui Lala, Ana Estrada & Nasrikah, “Re-Listening Care”

Okui Lala (Malaysia), Ana Estrada (Mexico/Australia), and Nasrikah (Indonesia/ Malaysia)
“Re-Listening Care” (2025)

"Re-Listening Care" revisits "Re-Imagining the Workplace" (2024), a live performance created by Okui Lala, Ana Estrada, and Nasrikah, in collaboration with caregivers Uli, Arni, Ryanie, Diane, Leeanne, Madison, Rosie, Dipin, and Khushi. Originally performed on December 1, 2024, at QAGOMA (Australia), the event brought together aged care workers to share their experiences and collectively rethink care work. By replaying Act I: It is a home—the first of four acts from the original performance, Re-Listening Care extends the conversation to a second audience, highlighting how care work—often unseen and unheard—deserves ongoing attention. Through listening as an act of care, this work invites audiences to engage with the labor, emotion, and resilience embedded in caregiving and to view dialogue as both a form of recognition and a place for change. 

Okui Lala, Ana Estrada & Nasrikah work together across countries meeting online to exchange ideas and develop projects centered in dialogue, storytelling, and social justice.

Okui often collaborates with family, friends, workers, and those around her to explore identity, diaspora, and belonging.

Ana works with aged care residents and caregivers, exploring storytelling as a tool for connection. 

Nasrikah, the founding member of PERTIMIG, advocates for the rights of Indonesian domestic workers in Malaysia. Their collaboration is driven by a shared commitment to care, equity, and collective action—along with a genuine enjoyment of working together! Beginning with Re-Imagining the Workplace (2024) and continuing with Re-Listening Care (2025), they create spaces for conversations that challenge and reflect on systems of labor and care.