CURATOR: Binghui Huangfu
ARTISTS: Dadang Christanto, Emil Goh, Selina Ou, Vienna Parreno with Krzysztof Osinski, George Poonkhin Khut with John Tonkin, Melissa Ramos, Koky Saly, Phaptawan Suwannakudt, My Le Thi
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Curator Binghui Huangfu of the Asia-Australia Arts Centre, Sydney, has selected work by artists of (mostly) South East Asian descent - Dadang Christanto, Emil Goh, Selina Ou, Vienna Parreno; Krzysztof Osinski, George Poonkhin Khut & John Tonkin, Melissa Ramos, Koky Saly, Phaptawan Suwannakudt, My Le Thi - for an exhibition exploring the realities of leaving one home to live somewhere very different and how this affects their individual practice and the cultures of both their original place and their new place of abode. The generation of artists coming to the fore in the early years of the 21st century in Australia includes a number of people of South East Asian background, a notable change from a decade before. This creates both a new dynamic among them and changes the shape of contemporary Australian culture. The exhibition is an 'open letter' back to South East Asia and Australia.
The exhibition is touring from 2005 to 2006, from Sydney to Bangkok, Manila and Kuala Lumpur.
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Dadang Christanto
Born 1957 Tegal, Indonesia
Lives and works in Darwin
Such a Beautiful Morning, The Sun Rose, and its Light Didn’t Stab in the Back… 2005 installation
Acrylic on linen
300 x 720 cms
Courtesy of the artist and Sherman Galleries
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Emil Goh
Born 1966 Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Lives and works in Sydney and elsewhere
Remake (Ring) 2004
DVD video, running time: 1 hour 56 minutes
Installation view
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George Poonkhin Khut
with John Tonkin
Born 1969 Adelaide, Australia
Lives and works in Sydney
Drawing Breath V2 2004-05
Interactive installation with breath-activated video and sound
Installation views
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Selina Ou
Born 1977 Malaysia
Lives and works in Melbourne
The Pilot’s Family 2003
C-type photograph
100 x 100 cms
Collection Reg Richardson, Sydney
Courtesy of the artist and GRANTPIRRIE
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Koky Saly
Born 1976 Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Lives and works in Melbourne
Look The Other Way (Koko) 2004
Photographic lambda print
100 x 100 cms
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Vienna Parreno
with Krzysztof Osinski
Born 1978 Manila, Philippines
Lives and works in Sydney
Self (Mark 1) 2004
Archival lambda print mounted on aluminium
60 x 80 cms
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Melissa Ramos
Born 1982 Manila, Philippines
Lives and works in Sydney
The Purple Suit 2004
DVD video still
Running time 5 minutes
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Phaptawan Suwannakudt
Born 1959 Bangkok, Thailand
Lives and works in Sydney
An Elephant Journey (detail) 2004-05
Acrylic on canvas, ink on Perspex
250 x 500 cms
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My Le Thi
Born 1964 Buon Ma Thuot
Lives and works in Sydney
Walk the Earth 1995-2005
Installation view with shoes, plaster-cast feet, video
Dimensions variable
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Exhibition dates and venues:
Bangkok: 5 - 31 August 2005, National Gallery
Manila: 5 October - 5 November 2005, Metropolitan Museum
Kuala Lumpur: 14 February - 16 April 2006, National Art Gallery
60 page full colour catalogue available
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