Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA) has recently announced the six artists joining the inaugural Asia Pacific Exchange Program with Singapore and Taiwan.
The multi-year collaboration with Grey Projects (Singapore) and Taipei Artist Village (Taiwan) sees two Western Australian artists travel to Asia, while PICA welcomes an international artist from both cities for an eight-week artist residency.

Grey Projects, Singapore, studio space. Courtesy Grey Projects, Singapore and Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Western Australia
In 2023, the WA recipients are Malaysian-Australian writer and artist Aaqila and Perth-based artist Samuel Beilby, who will undertake a residency in Singapore and Taipei, respectively, from 24 April to 18 June. In turn, PICA will host Taiwanese new media and sound artist Yen Tzu Chang from 16 January to 12 March, and Singaporean artist Moses Tan from 26 June to 20 August.
PICA Acting Director Georgia Malone said: “We’re excited to offer artists from both WA and Asia the opportunity to make connections and expand their practices through this new artistic exchange program.”
“For Yen Tzu and Moses Tan, we’ll facilitate collaborations with the WA-based arts community and institutions, sparking conversations, and the opportunity to engage with the artistic output of our regional neighbours.”

Taipei Artist Village, Taiwan, studio space. Courtesy Taipei Artist Village, Taiwan and and Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Western Australia
Aaqila’s (WA) practice attempts to reconcile contemporary and ancestral understandings of gender through a queer Malay-diasporic lens. They’re currently undertaking the Pari Ari P2P Ngariung exchange (AUS/IDN) and Australia Council International Curators Program (Asia Pacific Triennial/TarraWarra Biennial) across 2022 and 2023.
For his multi-media installations, Beilby (WA) works with generative AV, robotics, construction materials, and noise to map the tensions between human and non-human bodies and algorithms. He has exhibited at The Lobby, Goolugatup Heathcote, Artlaab, and The University of Western Australia’s Cullity Gallery.
Chang (TPE) combines art, programming, and technical media into her artworks and sound performances. She has exhibited and performed at Ars Electronica Festival, roBOt 08 Festival, Digital Design Weekend in London, and Most Wanted: Music in Berlin.
Tan’s (SG) practice is based in drawing, video, and installation, and explores queer theory and politics using melancholia and shame as departure points. He has exhibited internationally in Yavuz Gallery, Singapore; Hidden Space, Hong Kong; Indiana University, United States; Kunst Im Dialog, Dresden, and 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Sydney.