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Widi ASARI

Widi ASARI Widi Asari is an artist and fashion designer based in Bandung, Indonesia. Her research and artistic creation delve into the intersection of cultural heritage, materiality and personal narratives. With a master’s degree in Textile Engineering and Apparel Technology, she initially set her sights on joining the mainstream fashion industry. However, her journey transformed after collaborations with interdisciplinary artists, indigenous communities and textile industry unions, which revealed the exploitation and environmental harm embedded in clothing production. Asari’s latest project […]

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Angie C. Baecker

Angie C. Baecker Angie C. Baecker is Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Chinese History and Culture at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Her research focuses on the cultural and material history of modern China, particularly the socialist period in the People’s Republic of China. She holds a PhD in modern Chinese cultural studies from the University of Michigan and an MA in Chinese literature from Tsinghua University. She is currently working on a book manuscript about mass art practice in […]

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Lee Jung-a

Lee Jung-a Lee Jung-a holds a Master’s degree in Art History and has over 15 years of experience in museum exhibition planning, educational programme development and cultural public relations. Currently a senior curator at the Korean Museum of Straw and Life, she is dedicated to preserving and communicating Korea’s unique straw culture to the public. Lee’s work focuses on reinterpreting traditional culture from a modern perspective and developing programmes accessible to diverse audiences. She has conducted various projects that combine […]

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Eva Volfová

Eva Volfová Eva Volfová (born 1979, Czech Republic) is an artist and illustrator known for her distinctive embroidered illustrations. She lives and works in the Czech Republic. Her first embroidered book, Cat Born from Coffee Cream (2006), marked the beginning of her collaboration with the Czech publishing house Baobab. Her most recent book, Nitka and the Lost Button, was included in the 2024 IBBY Honour List. In addition to her artistic work, Volfová frequently leads embroidery workshops for both children […]

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Junko Asano and Nick Yu

Junko Asano and Nick Yu Junko Asano and Nick Yu are a research and curatorial duo committed to documenting diasporic creativity through multi-disciplinary research and experimental public programmes. Asano is a researcher completing her PhD at Oxford University on the labour movement of Indonesian migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong, and the co-founder of Pondok, a discussion platform on Southeast Asia. Yu is an independent curator and writer based between Hong Kong and London, who previously worked at the Lahore […]

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Timmy Wong

Timmy Wong Timmy Wong took over his father’s embroidery business at the age of 18, since then he has dedicated nearly 50 years to what is now Hong Kong’s renowned kwan kwa brand Lucky Embroidery. Exposed to the operation and development of local handicraft industry from a young age, Wong is committed to promoting kwan kwa culture both in Hong Kong and internationally through both reviving vintage styles and innovating modern designs. Under his advocacy, kwan kwa was recognised as […]

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XING Zhen

XING Zhen Xing Zhen is the co-founder of the ‘Another Land’ project, Weave Nature Textile Studio and the Snowland Great Rivers Protection Designers Association. She has conducted systematic studies on traditional textile techniques, including Hani bark cloth and fishing net weaving, Dai brocade, Yi felt and wool textiles, Tibetan yak fibre textiles, Jino backstrap loom techniques, Li cotton spinning and weaving, Fujian Xia fabric, Shandong Lu brocade, Guizhou Tunpu silk belt weaving, and Song brocade weaving and design. Since 2016, […]

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Almagul MENLIBAYEVA

Almagul MENLIBAYEVA Kazakh artist Almagul Menlibayeva’s diverse portfolio encompasses multi-channel video, photography, AI art and mixed media installations, exploring the complexities of indigenous and post-Soviet socialist modernity. She meticulously examines socio-economic and political shifts in Central Asia, challenging traditional gender norms, and delving into themes of environmental degradation and indigenous mythologies. She earned her MFA from the Art and Theatre University of Almaty (now the Kazakh National Academy of Arts). Her works have been displayed in venues worldwide, including the […]

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Suad GARA

Suad GARA Suad Gara is a British-Azerbaijani filmmaker and art curator. She has made three shorts and is currently working on her debut feature, Hotel Diana, with the British Film Institute. The project was selected for WEMW Co-Production Forum, where it won the Pop-Up Film Residency Award, and for the Less Is More script lab by Le Groupe Ouest in 2023. Before embarking on this journey in 2020, Suad was the chief curator and artistic director of YARAT Contemporary Art […]

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ZHANG XU Zhan

ZHANG XU Zhan Zhang Xu Zhan, born into the popular century-old Hsin-Hsing Paper Sculpture Store in Xinzhuang, New Taipei City, in 1988, specialises in creating a riotous profusion of paper effigies, from luxurious mansions and giant paper dolls to mythical creatures and flowers. The artist is also proficient in employing diverse media such as drawing, stop-motion paper dolls and multi-channel video installation to create animations, videos, experimental films and extended images. His artworks encapsulate his wry observations on strange social […]

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