Elysha Rei. Photograph courtesy of the artist.
Warrgamay, Nywaigi & Bandjin Country / Hinchinbrook
5 Lynch St, Ingham QLD 4850, Australia
View the interactive PUNQ Art Trail Map for directions or experience as part of the Warrgamay, Nywaigi & Bandjin Country / Hinchinbrook Bus Tour.
Venue Accessibility- Nearby accessible street parking.
- Nearby street drop-off points.
- Assisted wheelchair accessibility only due to one step leading into the space.
- Signage indicating it is a PUNQ program.
- Quiet spaces available for participants, this location will have ambient or no music playing.
Free entry.
Sunday 18 August 12:15pm
Artist Talk | Elysha Rei - Kiri Edo: Japanese House
Elysha Rei
Kiri-edo is an installation in the Japanese House, Ingham, created by Japanese Australian artist Elysha Rei. Honouring traditional Japanese aesthetic principals around light, shadow and pattern, this site-specific paper-cut installation captures the essence of Japanese aesthetics and the history of Japan and Australia dating back to the late 19th century.
Kiri-edo: The Japanese House runs from Friday 2 August - Sunday 18 August (Fri - Sun 10am - 2pm), click here to find out more.
About The ArtistElysha Rei (pronounced eh-lee-sha ray) is a Japanese-Australian artist that explores narratives of cultural identity, site-specific history and environmental elements through hand-cut paper artworks and public art. She completed her undergraduate in fine arts at USQ, then an MBA in Thailand and Australia. Rei has created and exhibited work, curated exhibitions and has public artworks across Australia and internationally. She was the inaugural artist in residence for Museum of Brisbane in 2017, and has been an artist in residence for Past Wrongs Future Choices (Canada), Studio Kura (Japan), Artspace Mackay and Barcaldine Arts Council. She is an Asialink Arts Creative Exchange recipient (2018) and in 2022, became the inaugural Chair of Nikkei Australia. Her PhD research is exploring how Nikkei Australian identity and history is archived through contemporary paper cutting arts practice.
Warrgamay, Nywaigi & Bandjin Country / Hinchinbrook
5 Lynch St, Ingham QLD 4850, Australia
View the interactive PUNQ Art Trail Map for directions or experience as part of the Warrgamay, Nywaigi & Bandjin Country / Hinchinbrook Bus Tour.
Venue Accessibility- Nearby accessible street parking.
- Nearby street drop-off points.
- Assisted wheelchair accessibility only due to one step leading into the space.
- Signage indicating it is a PUNQ program.
- Quiet spaces available for participants, this location will have ambient or no music playing.
Free entry.
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PUNQ respectfully acknowledges the Wulgurukaba of Gurambilbarra and Yunbenun and the surrounding groups of our region; Bindal, Gugu Badhan, Nywaigi, Warrgamay, Bandjin and Gudjal as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we gather, share and celebrate local creative practice. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the first people of Australia. They have never ceded sovereignty and remain strong in their enduring connection to land and Culture.
PUNQ respectfully acknowledges the Wulgurukaba of Gurambilbarra and Yunbenun and the surrounding groups of our region; Bindal, Gugu Badhan, Nywaigi, Warrgamay, Bandjin and Gudjal as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we gather, share and celebrate local creative practice. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the first people of Australia. They have never ceded sovereignty and remain strong in their enduring connection to land and Culture.
PUNQ is produced by Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts. The festival is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation and receives funding from Creative Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund. Townsville City Council is a funding partner of PUNQ.