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Exhibition Catalogue English

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Meet the Artists

• Barcode People (Qihao Liang and Tong Shu)

  

  Barcode People is a creative duo (Qihao Liang and Tong Shu) based in Naarm, focusing on incorporating performance arts across digital visuals and installations. Barcode People’s philosophy is to create a realm through their artistic expression for spectators to re-approach and redefine the essences of becoming and being. Barcode People’s goal is to alienate familiarity in a familiar experience.

  現駐 Naarm／墨爾本的藝術雙人組「條形碼族」（梁啟豪、舒童），常以沉浸式數位媒介建構一種超擬態的現實感知同步。創作根植於後網際網路美學，具現化詭譎的在場性，形式涵蓋表演、裝置、遊戲模擬與影像等多重媒介。作品曾於 Next Wave、墨爾本藝穗節、成都 LOOKLIVE、La Mama、Darebin 藝術中心與 SCOPE BLN（柏林）展演或駐留。

  www.barcodepeople.co | Instagram.com/1barcodepeople1/

  Qihao Liang (he/him)| www.qlcwm.com

  Qihao Liang was born in Guangdong, China, settling in Sydney in his late teens and writing poems and short stories in Chinese and English. His work has been published in Poemnovel, Voice&Verse Poetry Magazine and received an award at the 46th Hong Kong Youth Literature Award. In 2019, he founded Barcode People in Melbourne, focusing on digital arts and live performance. Its recent works developed or presented at Next Wave, Melbourne Fringe, LOOKLIVE, La Mama, Darebin Arts Center and SCOPE BLN.

  梁啟豪出生於中國廣東，青少年時期移居雪梨，並開始以中英文創作詩歌與短篇小說。他的作品曾刊登於《小說與詩》、《聲韻詩刊》，並榮獲第46屆香港青年文學獎。2019年，他在墨爾本創立藝術組合「條形碼族」（Barcode People)。

  Tong Shu (she/her) | tongshu.one

  Tong Shu was born in China and is now based in Melbourne. She is an interdisciplinary conceptual artist who does not restrain ideas on one particular art form. Her practice has crossed installation, video, and performance art that focuses on involving audiences in uncanny situations. She had art education experience in China, UK and Australia with major in film and digital media. In 2019, she co-founded an experimental performance group named BARCODE PEOPLE. She is responsible for the visual and design perspectives in the group. Her works heavily incorporate digital visuals such as video projection or multi-screens with live performance.

  舒童是一位中國出生的跨領域藝術家，現居墨爾本。她的創作橫跨裝置、影像與行為表演，以概念為導向，在不同媒介之間自由遊走。透過營造夢境般的超現實情境，她邀請觀眾參與其中，體驗既熟悉又陌生的互動場域。其創作植根於中／英／澳三地的跨文化藝術教育背景，並於 2019 年共同創立藝術團體「條形碼族」（Barcode People)。

• Helen Kwok

  

  Helen Kwok is a Hong Kong-born multimedia artist and designer based in Narrm (Melbourne) who creates playful installations, experimental games, and public art activations. Her projects often encourage play amongst adults and children in provocative and unexpected ways.

  Helen has worked with National Gallery of Victoria, City of Melbourne, Merri-bek City Council, Footscray Community Arts, Bunjil Place, City of Greater Geelong, Perth Cultural Centre, and various city councils and arts organisations on projects that revolve around participation and play in public space.

  In recent years, Helen was selected as one of four emerging artists nationwide to participate in NAVA’s inaugural collaborative mentorship program, and one of twelve artists to participate in Footscray Community Arts’ Emerging Creative Leaders program.

  郭希珉是一位出生於香港、現居於 Narrm（墨爾本）的多媒體藝術家與設計師，創作涵蓋互動裝置、實驗性遊戲與公共藝術行動。她的作品充滿遊戲性，常以不同驚喜的方式，鼓勵成人與孩童共同參與、發掘玩樂的可能性。

  郭希珉曾與維多利亞國州美術館（National Gallery of Victoria）、墨爾本市政府、Merri-bek 市議會、Footscray 社區藝術中心、Bunjil Place、大吉朗市政府、柏斯文化中心（Perth Cultural Centre）以及多個地方市政府與藝術機構合作，推動以參與以遊戲為核心的公共空間藝術計畫。

  近年來，郭希珉入選全國僅有四位藝術家參與的 NAVA 首屆協作式導師計畫，以及 Footscray 社區藝術中心「新銳創意領袖計畫」的十二位藝術家之一。

  Helen Kwok (she/her) | helenkwok.net

• Ming Liew

  

  Ming Liew is a lens-based artist and PhD candidate at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. His practice draws upon his lived experience as a first-generation Chinese-Australian to examine immigrant identity in contemporary Australia. He employs a novel methodology that integrates autoethnography with lens-based practices to create video essays reflecting on his hybrid identity within both contemporary and historical Australian contexts. By accentuating the paradoxes between lived and prescribed sociocultural realities, his work offers a hybrid perspective—advocating for deeper understandings that transcend cultural, social, and political barriers.

  Ming holds a Master of Fine Art from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and has exhibited across Australia since 2022, including at Blindside ARI, MARS Gallery, Melbourne Design Week, Testing Grounds, Kings Artist-Run, Felt Space, and Run Artist-Run. He has received several accolades, including first prize in the fortyfivedownstairs Emerging Artist Award and the NAVA Ignition Prize, as well as finalist selections for the Churchie Emerging Art Prize, the Footscray Art Prize, and the Incinerator Art Award. Ming completed a residency at the Centre for Contemporary Photography in 2024 and is currently an ACMI-X Creative Resident at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image.

  劉明正是一位以鏡頭為媒介的藝術家，同時是皇家墨爾本理工大學（RMIT）博士候選人。他的創作根植於作為第一代華裔澳洲人的生活經驗，探討當代澳洲的移民身份議題。劉明正採用結合自民族誌與鏡頭媒介的新穎方法，創作反思其混合身份的錄像散文，將個人經驗置於當代與歷史的澳洲背景中。透過凸顯生活經驗與社會文化規範間的矛盾，他的作品呈現出一種混合視角，倡議跨越文化、社會與政治障礙的深層理解。

  劉明正擁有皇家墨爾本理工大學美術碩士學位，自2022年起於澳洲各地展出作品，包含 Blindside ARI、MARS 藝廊、墨爾本設計週、Testing Grounds、Kings Artist-Run、Felt Space 及 Run Artist-Run 等。他曾獲多項獎項，包括 fortyfivedownstairs 新銳藝術家獎第一名、NAVA Ignition 獎，並入圍 Churchie 新銳藝術獎、Footscray 藝術獎及 Incinerator 藝術獎等。2024年他完成當代攝影中心（Centre for Contemporary Photography）駐場計畫，現為澳洲影像中心（ACMI）ACMI-X 創意駐場藝術家。

  Ming Liew (he/him) | https://mingliew.com/

• Yajuan Cheng

  

  Yajuan (Cara) Cheng is an artist and academic, currently a PhD candidate at RMIT University, whose research explores the complex interplay between the body, sensation, material, culture, and space. Having studied and lived in China, the United Kingdom, and Australia, she brings a distinct multicultural perspective to her creative and academic work. Her practice investigates how individuals perceive, experience, and shape urban interior spaces within diverse cultural contexts. Through the design of wearable devices and the orchestration of artistic events in public settings, she examines how sensation and cultural identity inform spatial relationships. Integrating artistic practice with spatial research, her work offers a reflective and embodied approach to understanding how human presence and environment continually influence one another.

  程亞娟是一位藝術家與學者，目前為皇家墨爾本理工大學（RMIT）博士候選人，其研究聚焦於身體、感官、物質、文化與空間之間的複雜互動。她曾在中國、英國與澳洲學習與生活，為其創作與學術工作帶來獨特的多元文化視角。程亞娟的創作探討個體如何在不同文化脈絡中感知、體驗並塑造都市內部空間。透過可穿戴裝置設計與公共藝術活動的策劃，她檢視感官經驗與文化身份如何影響空間關係。結合藝術實踐與空間研究，她的作品提供一種反思且具身體性的方式，理解人與環境之間不斷互動與影響的關係。

  Yajuan Cheng (she/her) | instagram.com/yajuan_cara_works/

• Katherine Lee

  Katherine Lee is an arts administrator and creative producer currently based in Naarm/Melbourne. Her passion lies in fostering the connection between art and society through the development of innovative cross-artform programs. She has successfully organised projects ranging from community art festivals and school programs to theatre performances, tours, and exhibitions. Katherine holds an Executive Master of Arts degree with First-Class honours from the University of Melbourne. She earned a Master of Arts in Chinese (Literature) from Lingnan University in Hong Kong and a Bachelor of Arts in Media Culture and Practice from the University of the West of England (Bristol).

  Katherine Lee 是一位現居於 Naarm（墨爾本）的藝術行政人員與創意製作人，熱衷於透過創新跨藝術形式的計畫，促進藝術與社會之間的連結。她曾策劃項目包括社區藝術節、學校教育計畫、戲劇演出、巡迴展演及各類展覽。Katherine 擁有墨爾本大學一級榮譽Executive Master of Arts 碩士學位。

• Wilson Chun Wai Yeung

  Wilson Yeung Chun Wai is an artist-curator, researcher and creative producer. He is currently a PhD candidate at the School of Architecture and Urban Design at RMIT University. Wilson is a collaborator of Independent Curators International and an alumnus of Shanghai Curator Lab at Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts, Shanghai University. Wilson’s special interest lies in collective curatorial practices and Asian contemporary art in an Australian context. His practice-based research ‘Curating In-Between’ focuses on exploring the role of curators and curatorial practices to develop collective curatorial strategies and frameworks. This research articulates curatorial practice that interrogates the role of a curator in facilitating cross-cultural collaborations as a ‘cultural collaborator’.

  楊俊瑋是一位藝術策展人、研究者與教育工作者，其跨領域實踐涵蓋當代藝術、集體創作劇場及跨文化社區參與。他擁有澳洲皇家墨爾本理工大學（RMIT）建築與城市設計學院的哲學博士學位，並曾於雪梨大學與RMIT藝術學院修讀纯藝術與策展實踐。

  他的研究與創作聚焦於集體策展方法，以及亞洲與跨文化脈絡中的社會參與藝術。博士論文深入探討策展人作為文化合作者的角色轉變，並將集體創作與編作劇場的方法融入策展實踐中。楊博士曾參與RMIT大學「當代藝術、社會與轉化研究小組」（CAST），並與紐約的國際獨立策展人機構（Independent Curators International, ICI）合作。他是上海美術學院「上海策展人工作坊」的校友，並獲選參加由悉尼亞洲當代藝術中心（4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art）與倫敦國際策展人論壇（International Curators Forum）主辦的「策展人密集課程」（Curators’ Intensive）。

  2024年，他獲得香港藝術發展局「視覺藝術從業員資助」，前往威尼斯雙年展預展交流；2025年，獲中國美術學院邀請，於「幕間：策展教育？」國際研討會中發表演講。他現任獨立非牟利機構 Curatorial Ensemble 藝術總監，並於香港藝術學院擔任RMIT公共藝術項目的兼任講師。