Ari BAYUAJI Born in Indonesia in 1975, Ari Bayuaji lived and worked in his home country before moving permanently to Canada in 2005, now dividing his time between Montreal and Bali. He is known for his art installations that incorporate found objects collected from around the world, which expose him to different cultural traditions. His works often address the overlooked artistic value in everyday life expressed through objects and their roles within society. Bayuaji graduated as a civil engineer and […]
Gözde İLKIN Based in Istanbul, Turkish artist Gözde İlkin works with found domestic textiles that reflect social identity and processes. Her motifs and drawings on fabric depict today’s cultural information, political and social relationships, and gender issues. İlkin’s embroidery and painting focus on the body as an experimental or affective landscape. She has recently started to use drawing, stitching and sound to design fabrics as stages, tracing nature to discover ways of belonging as well as the healing and transforming […]
HU Yinping Born in Sichuan in 1983, Hu Yinping is currently based in Beijing. She defines her art as a state between ‘event’ and ‘work’, implying a deep connection between artistic practice and real life. Her projects are usually durational or even ongoing; such practices can be traced back to the three art groups she initiated after obtaining her MFA. Hu graduated from the Chengdu Academy of Fine Arts and earned her MFA from the Central Academy of Fine Arts. […]
Aluaiy KAUMAKAN (WU Yu-Ling) Aluaiy Kaumakan (Wu Yu-Ling) was born in the Paridrayan tribe of Paiwan – a Taiwanese indigenous people in Sandimen Township, Pingtung County. As the daughter of the tribe’s leader, Kaumakan inherits the responsibility to protect the heritage of her people, who were forced to relocate due to Typhoon Morakot in 2009. Trained as a jewellery designer in her early career, she started to use Paiwan weaving and knitting techniques and her solid textile knowledge to create […]
Cian DAYRIT Cian Dayrit is an interdisciplinary artist from the Philippines who investigates notions of space, power and identity as they are represented and reproduced in monuments, museums, maps and other institutionalised media. Through textile, installations, archival interventions and community-based workshops, Dayrit’s work responds to different marginalised communities, encouraging a critical reflection on colonial and privileged perspectives. While informed by the colonial experience of the Philippines, his work nonetheless defies being tied to a specific position or location. Instead, his work and […]
OH Haji Oh Haji is a third-generation Zainichi Korean, born and raised in Japan, now based in Wollongong, Australia. She is known for her distinctive use of textile techniques – including weaving, dyeing and embroidery – to explore diasporic roots and unspeakable stories. She began her artistic career by investigating and deconstructing traditional Korean costume. Her recent practice has evolved through workshops and other forms of community engagement, encompassing media such as photography, video and text. Oh is the recipient […]
YEE I-Lann A native of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Yee I-Lann’s creative practice spans photo-media, video and textile, engaging with the complex legacies of colonial histories, global connections and socio-political dynamics of Southeast Asia. She earned her BA from the University of South Australia in 1992 and subsequently moved to Kuala Lumpur in 1994, where she became actively involved in the local art and film scenes. Since returning to her hometown in 2017, Yee has been collaborating with weavers from both […]
Rice Brewing Sisters Club Rice Brewing Sisters Club (RBSC) is an artist collective established in 2018 based on the members’ mutual interest in the processes of ‘social fermentation’ as an artistic form. With an experimental and participatory practice encompassing visual arts, performance, creative writing, oral history, ecological thinking and ‘auntie’s wisdom’, RBSC seeks to build sustainable relationships and synergy to co-create shared visions of the future. The work of RBSC has been showcased internationally, such as at Kaohsiung Museum […]
Mui Cheuk Yin Mui Cheuk Yin is active in both the local and international dance scene. Her work has a distinctive aesthetic voice and, while contemporary, often incorporates Chinese element. She is an internationally renowned solo artist and dance ambassador for Hong Kong. Her choreography has a distinctive voice and often mixes contemporary and traditional elements. With various international invitations, she choreographed Whispering Colour for Folkwang Tanzstudio in Germany and performed as a guest dancer in The Rite of Spring […]
Lau Tin Ming Lau Tin Ming graduated from the University of Hong Kong, majoring in Art History and Comparative Literature. He has over a decade of yoga teaching experience with dedication in planning and implementing arts education programmes. His practice aims at using yoga to explore the interrelationship between body, breathing and mind, and to promote mindfulness practices in diverse communities. He was the project director of the Jockey Club Dance Well Project, providing regular creative dance sessions for […]