Storytelling in art: How Narrative Shapes the Visual Experience

Emilie Zoey Baker is an award-winning Australian poet and spoken-word performer who has toured nationally and internationally, performing, teaching, and writing. She won the 2010 Berlin International Literature Festival’s poetry slam 'Slam!Review' as its first Australian guest. Emilie has performed at the Sydney Opera House, TEDx Melbourne, and ‘Do’ Lectures Australia, and has been a poet-in-residence for Museums Victoria. She teaches poetry in schools across Australia, has published 14 children's books, and served as the creative director of OutLoud, Australia’s first teen team poetry slam. Emilie has also written and performed theatre, including the collaborative play ‘Trapper’ at the Arts Centre in Melbourne.

Emilie Zoey Baker adalah seorang penyair dan penampil spoken-word asal Australia yang telah memenangkan penghargaan dan menggelar tur nasional dan internasional, melakukan pertunjukan, mengajar, juga menulis. Emilie memenangkan kompetisi poetry slam 'Slam!Review' di Berlin International Literature Festival 2010 sebagai tamu dari Australia pertama. Ia telah tampil di Sydney Opera House, TEDx Melbourne, dan ‘Do’ Lectures Australia, serta menjadi penyair residensi untuk Museums Victoria. Ia mengajar puisi di sekolah-sekolah di Australia, telah menerbitkan 14 buku anak, dan menjabat sebagai Direktur Kreatif OutLoud, poetry slam tim remaja pertama di Australia. Emilie juga telah menulis dan tampil di teater, termasuk drama kolaboratif 'Trapper' di Arts Centre di Melbourne.

Bianca Winataputri is an independent curator, writer, researcher, and podcast host based in Indonesia and Australia. She has a Ph.D. in Art History and Theory from Monash Art, Design, and Architecture (MADA) and her research focuses on contemporary Southeast Asian art and exhibitions. She previously served as the Public Programs Coordinator at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) and Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art at the National Gallery of Australia. Her recent projects include Talking Contemporary podcast launched in 2021, Sang Gunung Menyerahkan Jejaknya ke Laut exhibition at Cush Cush Gallery, Bali, in 2023, and Who am I: Chinese-Indonesian Art Practice Post-1998 exhibition at MADA Intermission Gallery, Melbourne, in 2019. She is currently developing an international research and exchange project, Seaweed Stories, that connects seaweed creative practices, art making, innovation, and modes of thinking across Asia and Australia.

Bianca Winataputri adalah seorang kurator independen, penulis, peneliti, dan penyiar podcast yang berbasis di Indonesia dan Australia. Ia memiliki gelar Ph.D. di bidang Sejarah dan Teori Seni dari Monash Art, Design, and Architecture (MADA), dan risetnya berfokus pada seni dan pameran kontemporer Asia Tenggara. Ia sebelumnya menjabat sebagai Koordinator Program Publik di Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) dan Asisten Kurator Seni Kontemporer di National Gallery of Australia. Proyek terbarunya meliputi siniar Talking Contemporary yang diluncurkan pada tahun 2021, pameran Sang Gunung Menyerahkan Jejaknya ke Laut di Cush Cush Gallery, Bali, pada tahun 2023, dan pameran Who am I: Chinese-Indonesian Art Practice Post-1998 di MADA Intermission Gallery, Melbourne, pada tahun 2019. Saat ini, ia sedang mengembangkan Seaweed Stories, proyek penelitian dan pertukaran internasional yang menghubungkan praktik kreatif, pembuatan seni, inovasi, dan cara berpikir seputar rumput laut di Asia dan Australia.