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Paper Trails Between Lion and Swan

Phase 2:  Old Customs House, Artsource, Fremantle (June 2024)

Paper Trails Between Lion and Swan is a two-phase collaborative exhibition curated by Harrison Waed See, Desmond Mah, and Yeo Chee Kiong featuring 6 artists from Singapore and 6 from Perth/Boorloo. These two coastal and culturally diverse locations are bound by intersecting histories of British colonisation in the Asia Pacific region. To renegotiate these intersections in a contemporary context, the artists have explored paper and textiles as a metaphor for diaspora, trade and identity.

Artists:

Deborah WORTHY-COLLINS (Perth / Boorloo)

Ezzam RHAMAN (Singapore)

Desmond MAH (Perth / Boorloo)

Nhawfal JUMA'AT (Singapore)

Di CUBITT (Perth / Boorloo)

TAN Yen Peng (Singapore)

Harrison Waed SEE (Perth / Boorloo)

XIN Xiao Chang (Singapore)

Kelsey ASHE (Perth / Boorloo)

YEO Chee Kiong (Singapore)

Sarah THORNTON-SMITH (Perth / Boorloo)

Terry WEE (Singapore)

See review by Sam Beard, Dispatch Review.

Photographs: Liang Xu / @liang.xu_dp

Paper Trails Between Lion and Swan

Phase 1:  SCULPTURE2025, Singapore Art Week (SAW), Singapore (January 2024)

Paper Trails Between Lion and Swan is a two-phase collaborative exhibition curated by Harrison Waed See, Desmond Mah & Yeo Chee Kiong featuring 6 artists from Singapore and 6 from Perth/Boorloo. These two coastal and culturally diverse locations are bound by intersecting histories of British colonisation in the Asia Pacific region. To renegotiate these intersections in a contemporary context, the artists have explored paper and textiles as a metaphor for diaspora, trade and identity.

Artists:

Deborah WORTHY-COLLINS (Perth / Boorloo)

Ezzam RHAMAN (Singapore)

Desmond MAH (Perth / Boorloo)

Nhawfal JUMA'AT (Singapore)

Di CUBITT (Perth / Boorloo)

TAN Yen Peng (Singapore)

Harrison Waed SEE (Perth / Boorloo)

XIN Xiao Chang (Singapore)

Kelsey ASHE (Perth / Boorloo)

YEO Chee Kiong (Singapore)

Sarah THORNTON-SMITH (Perth / Boorloo)

Terry WEE (Singapore)

Photographs: courtesy of artists and SCULPTURE 2052

HERENOW|23: In-Between-ness

SPECTRUM PROJECT SPACE (ECU GALLERIES), WA

HERENOW|23: In-Between-ness is a curated exhibition featuring 10 culturally diverse artists responding to their experiences of living in a contemporary Western Australia. These artists, who collectively draw on lived experiences spanning five continents, have explored their relationship between land and culture through paint, print, sculpture, performance, installation, video and photography.

Artists:

Patricia AMORIM

Kelsey ASHE

Yvette DUNN-MOSES

Marcia ESPINOSA

Shanti GELMI

Sue LEEMING

Desmond MAH

Leonie Ngahuia MANSBRIDGE

Matthew MCALPINE

Lea TAYLOR

Crossroads and Convergences

NYISZTOR STUDIO, WA (2022)

Crossroads and Convergences is a curated exhibition featuring eight artists exploring notions of ‘intersection’ through a range of cultural, social and material interpretations. This diverse mix of local and international artists showcase works across disciplines of paint, print, drawing, installation, video and photography.

Artists:

Patricia AMORIM

Isaac HUGGINS

Aliesha KING

Xue LI

Conor MACGRATH

Charlotte ROBINSON

Xinwei XU

Jane WHELEN