Kōrero
Question time: A lecture by Hyphenated Projects

Hear international guests Nikki Lam and Phuong Ngo of Hyphenated Projects introduce their work as curators and arts organisers through the lens of the Artspace Aotearoa 2024 annual question, “Do I need territory?”

Hyphenated Projects is a Naarm-based artist-led network nurturing practice in Asian diasporas. They support artists who operate with the hyphens—culturally, socially and geographically.

The lecture will be followed by a Q&A.

Booking is encouraged but not essential.

WHAT TO EXPECT

• This event is free
• This event will be held in the Kit, which can be accessed by the main gallery entrance or alternatively by our car park on 8 East St for assisted access
• This location is accessible with assistance
• This event will be seated and microphones will be used
• Light refreshments will be provided

Nikki Lam is an artist-curator and filmmaker based in Naarm/Melbourne. Working primarily with moving images and text, her work explores memory through contemplation on time, spaces and impermanence. With an expanded practice, she is currently co-director of Hyphenated Biennial and Hyphenated Projects, an artist-led network that nurtures practice in Asian diasporas. She also co-runs Slow Burn Books, a bookshop that circulates independent art publications across Asia-Pacific. Nikki is a PhD candidate at RMIT University.

Phuong Ngo is an artist and curator living and working in Naarm/Melbourne. He is co-director of Hyphenated Projects, Chair of un Projects and holds a PhD from RMIT University. His practice is concerned with the interpretation of history, memory and place, and how it impacts individual and collective identity. Through an archival process rooted in a conceptual practice, he seeks to find linkages between culture, politics and oral histories and historic events.