First Aid for Birds / Wanswan

Guildford Lane Gallery welcomes a joint exhibition of work from artists Jennifer Lea and Melissa Koh. In ‘First Aid for Birds’, illustrator, photographer and filmmaker Lea presents ‘an account of selective memories from childhood in narrative illustrated form’, exploring issues of memory and identity.

In Wanswan, Melissa Koh examines national identity, exploring ‘Australian’ stereotypes through traditional Chinese arts. She says: “This body of work is a personal exploration of ideas about my own identity and belonging. The translation of my Chinese name is ‘Wan Ngor’ – Wan meaning cloudy and Ngor meaning swan.”