Visual Artist
Having lived in Korea, Singapore and Australia, Ellen Yeong Gyeong Son occupies a complex cultural position as a trans of beyond culture. She is interested in exploring transcultural diasporic identities and their memories.
She often utilises cellophane in her practice as a culturally filtered lens and representation of cultural values that may impose on individuals. The act of scratching on the surface of cellophane are her metaphorical method of erasing, inscribing, layering and censoring borderlines of the unique cultures, as well as the memories of these cultures that one may possess.
Son has received many grants and awards, including National Gallery of Victoria Women’s Association Award, Knox City Immerse Festival The Best Young Artist Award, City of Yarra Small Project Grant, and Chapman & Bailey Award. Son has received Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours (First Class Honours) from The University of Melbourne in 2017.