Lieh Sugai
New York, NY, USA
Japanese-born Lieh Sugai is a New York visual artist who works with photography and video. Her subject matter is memories that occur between people and places, and how these are shaped by time and culture. To explore these stories she uses her dual perspective as a Japanese immigrant whose home is also in America.
Lieh studied Graphic Design at Pratt Institute, where photography became her prevailing passion, as a way to enter, express and document different cultures, and to push the boundaries of her creativity. Her work has been exhibited at Foley Gallery and others around New York City, as well as internationally.
- Editorial
- Environment
- Interior
- Landscape
- Portrait
- Still life
- Video capture
- Video editing
Below the Big Top
Lieh Sugai
David Bastian at the front gate. Mr. Bastian has been in the circus business since the early 1970s when he started working as a deck boss for the Great Circus Train, with the Circus Worlds Museum in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Later, about 1985, he started working for the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus whenever the circus came to Wisconsin, helping with whatever was needed, whether it was booking the show, laying out the lot, or setup/teardown, etc. Since 2017, he and his son Matthew have been taking tickets at the front gate.