Transfer
16 May—3 August 2025
Artists
Arahmaiani (ID)
Cian Dayrit (PH)
Patricia Perez Eustaquio (PH)
Yee I-Lann (MY)
Mella Jaarsma (ID)
Eko Nugroho (ID)
Moe Satt (MM)
Jakkai Siributr (TH)
Curator
Rachael Vance
Transfer focuses on contemporary visual artists with connections to Southeast Asia who explore textiles as a medium. Spanning embroidery, stitching, sculptural installations, film, wall-based works, performance and participatory pieces, the exhibition showcases a proliferation of textiles and fibre art practices that aim to reinterpret cultural heritage through a contemporary lens at the intersection of art and life.
The selected artists are recognised as important figures in this conversation, offering work that reimagines and elevates deeply personal practices while transmitting cultural experiences and traditions. The diversity of pieces on display act as intimate records that carry meaning and impart fresh perspectives on how culture is passed down from generation to generation and how it changes over time.
The works' tactile and sometimes decorative nature is employed as a strategy to draw viewers into conversations concerning cultural specificity, community, critical reflections on political, social, and historical contexts, and the dissection of power structures.
Exhibition Catalogue
This free digital catalogue includes documentation of the exhibition alongside an essay by curator, Rachael Vance, exploring how contemporary textile and fibre art practices from Southeast Asia serve as powerful sites of cultural transmission, resistance, and re-imagination.
Moe Satt Parasol Alternative 2018. Silk, cotton, bamboo, wood, thread, dimensions variable. Courtesy the artist and NOVA Contemporary.
In Conversation: Mella Jaarsma, Moe Satt and Jakkai Siributr with Rachael Vance
6pm, Tuesday 1 July
Online
Join us for an online artist talk with Moe Satt, Jakkai Siributr, and Mella Jaarsma, three internationally recognised artists currently on view in Transfer.
There's No Place Embroidery Workshops
10am, Saturday 5 and Saturday 26 July
The workshop will begin with a video introduction to the project from the artist and facilitated by textile artist, clothing maker and sewist of all things, Shaye Hardisty. All materials are provided and the finished embroideries will be shipped to the artist and be included in future exhibitions of the project.
Opening event
3pm, Saturday 17 May
The opening program includes a Welcome to Country, a floor talk from the curator Rachael Vance, and a performance.
Complementary refreshments, so registrations are appreciated.