Yee I-Lann
Yee I-Lann
A native of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Yee I-Lann’s creative practice encompasses photography, video, writing, textile and site-specific installation, drawing on the complex colonial history, global connections, cultural identities and socio-political matters of Southeast Asia.
Yee obtained her BA from the University of South Australia in 1992 before moving to Kuala Lumpur in 1994, where she was actively involved in the art, film and underground music scenes. Since moving back to her hometown in 2017, she has been collaborating with weavers from both coastal and land -based indigenous communities to create art. Her recent exhibitions include Indigo Waves and Other Stories, SAVVY Contemporary, Berlin (2023); WORLD CLASSROOM: Contemporary Art through School Subjects, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo (2023); and 14th Gwangju Biennale: Soft and Weak like Water (2023). Yee’s works are collected by prominent international art institutions including the Minneapolis Institute of Art, USA; Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan; National Art Gallery of Australia, Canberra; Singapore Art Museum; and National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Image courtesy: Yee I-Lann
Takahashi Mizuki
Takahashi Mizuki
Takahashi Mizuki is the current Executive Director and Chief Curator of Centre for Heritage, Arts and Textile. She completed MA History of Art from both Waseda University, Tokyo and The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
After serving as a founding curatorial member at Mori Art Museum in Tokyo from 1999-2003, Takahashi worked as senior curator at Contemporary Art Center, Art Tower Mito and realised numerous transdisciplinary exhibitions addressing various artistic forms including manga, film, fashion, architecture, performance and contemporary art.
Takahashi was a research fellow at Central Saint Martins, The University of the Arts London from 2015 to 2016. She curates, writes and gives lectures extensively in Asia and Europe.
