Did you ‘just want to learn their names’ and now find yourself streaming MVs on repeat? Does an aegyo make your heart melt? Have you bought CDs even though you don’t own a CD player? How many photocards do you own? This July, celebrate the world of K-pop and its global community of passionate and talented fans as five special guests share readings, reflections, art and dance inspired by this global sensation. Join host Diem Nguyen as we explore fan art with artist Erin Kim, obsess over SHINee’s Taemin with poet and Shawol Anita Solak, hear from performance artist Ari Tampubolon about their TWICE bias, share the girl group love with musician and poet Hannah Wu, and learn how stanning BTS changed curator and self-described #casualfan Sophia Cai’s creative work. Then, dust off your light sticks as Bias Dance Crew take to the stage. Whether you’re a dedicated stan, a casual listener or just curious about this worldwide phenomenon, head to the Wheeler Centre and get ready to ROAR. Hannah Wu will appear via video. Artwork by Erin Kim
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Sophia Cai 蔡晨昕 is a curator and arts writer based in Narrm/Melbourne, Australia. She currently teaches at the Victorian College of Arts, University of Melbourne and Monash Art Design & Architecture, Monash University ...
Erin Kim has used story telling as a form of expression about herself and current interests. Seen through her paintings "Belonging" and "Acceptance" which were showcased in Top Arts 2021. Exploring her identity and adolescence ...
Diem is the Wheeler Centre’s Program Coordinator. She has worked at the Emerging Writers’ Festival, Writers Victoria, and the Centre for Youth Literature at the State Library of Victoria. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) ...
Anita Solak is a poet, writer and editor living and working on unceded Wurundjeri land. Her work can be found in Australian Multilingual Writing Project, Cordite, Going Down Swinging, Runway Journal, and The Suburban Review ...
Ari Tampubolon (b. Pekanbaru, Indonesia and based in Melbourne, Australia) is a performance artist working across filmmaking, writing, experimental performance, and commercial drag forms. Ari’s research practice serves ...
Hannah Wu is a writer and musician from Aotearoa, studying on unceded Wurundjeri land. Her writing has been published with or is forthcoming with Yale Art History Journal, At The Above Gallery, Liminal Magazine, Pantera ...