ELLAMAY FITZGERALD
‘Mixed Emotions (Portrait of Lisa and Ruby)’ captures moving image portraits of people within the Asian diaspora. Constructed using cultural artefacts belonging to the subjects, the work reveals individual stories defined by growing up mixed race in South East Queensland, and unites connections and crossovers of culture for second generation Asian Australians. Slow-moving video and still photography capture Lisa Tran Kelly in her mother’s Ao Dai dress dancing with a lotus flower symbolic of Vietnamese culture. Incense smoke drifts out of earthy pots and jade coloured jewellery pays homage to Ruby Yu-Lu Yeh’s Taiwanese heritage.
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Yugambeh/Gold Coast-based Thai artist Ellamay Khongroj Fitzgerald uses her art as a platform to spark change, challenge social norms, elevate people from diverse cultural backgrounds and hero under-represented voices.
Support Acknowledgment | This project is supported by GENERATE GC, a City of Gold Coast initiative delivered in collaboration with Tasdance and SITUATE Art in Festivals. The Regional Arts Development Fund is a partnership between the Queensland Government and the City of Gold Coast Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland. |
Photo Credit | Ellamay Fitzgerald |
Nerang Street, SouthportQLD 4215
Thursday 07 Jul | 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM |
Friday 08 Jul | 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM |
Saturday 09 Jul | 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM |
Sunday 10 Jul | 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM |
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the Yugambeh Language Region and all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People of the Gold Coast.
We recognise their continuing connection and contributions to country and culture.
We pay respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.