Know The Panel:
Dorcas Tang 邓佳颖 (she/they): Dorcas is a Chinese Malaysian artist interested in conversations about photography, history, and archival silences.
Yvonne Low (she/her): Yvonne Low is a lecturer and art historian at the University of Sydney with research interests in contemporary Southeast Asian art, Chinese diaspora culture, women's history, and digital methods. She has published over 40 books, journals, and exhibition catalogues and is committed to advancing scholarship in the region through various projects.
Chrystal Rebello (they/them): Influenced by their experience as a child of the diaspora, life spent in South West Sydney, and lengthy career as a sex worker, Chrystal is an advocate for intersectionality and representation of minority groups within the arts and adult industries. They’ve choreographed and performed for a number of productions, including Sky Sirens’ Make it Rain, Glory Box, Creature Preacher, and most recently, Worship Queer Collective’s World Pride edition of ‘Don’t Cha Wish You Yum Cha’.
Shawna Tang (she/they):Shawna Tang, Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney, is an interdisciplinary scholar with a background in queer studies. She is the author of Postcolonial Lesbian Identities in Singapore and editor of Queer Southeast Asia. Her research and teaching lie at the juncture of sexuality, gender and race.
Bhenji Ra (she/her): Bhenji Ra is a transdisciplinary artist currently based on Gadigal land, Eora Nation. Her practice combines dance, video, illustration and community activation. Her work dissects cultural theory and identity, centralising her own personal histories as a tool to reframe performance. She is the mother of Western Sydney based collective and ballroom house SLÉ.
Reina Takeuchi (she/her): 4A’s Curatorial Program Producer, Reina's practice spans visual arts, choreography, curatorial projects, and creative facilitation, influenced by her experiences living across East and Southeast Asia during her youth.
