Emerging biennial’s new take on cross-cultural dialogue

The inaugural Hyphenated Biennial brings together First Nations and Asian diasporic artists in a multi-faceted dialogue.

The inaugural Hyphenated Biennial is a platform bringing together voices of First Nations and Asian diasporic artists, and was conceived by co-directors Nikki Lam and Phuong Ngo as a provocation around what it means for diverse artists to work together on the same land.

Hyphenated’s main exhibition aims to capture the creative dialogue of artists working in Melbourne’s West and is being held at Melbourne’s Substation (in Newport), with satellite shows across the Footscray Community Arts Centre (FCAC), Incinerator Gallery, and Sunshine Art Spaces.

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Celina Lei is ArtsHub's former Content Manager. She has previously worked across global art hubs in Beijing, Hong Kong and New York in both the commercial art sector and art criticism. She took part in drafting NAVA’s revised Code of Practice - Art Fairs, and was the project manager of ArtsHub’s diverse writers initiative, Amplify Collective. Celina is based in Naarm/Melbourne. Instagram: @lleizy_