In this richly illustrated talk, architectural historian Stanislaus Fung explores how Suzhou gardens challenge Western ideas of perspective and scale, offering instead a choreography of shifting views, subtle concealments, and spatial ambiguity.

This exhibition displays historically significant and visually dynamic examples of costume and fashion from Japanese history, and establishes a creative lineage to the most experimental and innovative fashion designers of today. Wayne Crothers will present selected highlights of this beautiful exhibition which will be on at NGV until 5 October.

This presentation draws upon my dissertation titled “Death and Photography in East Asia: Funerary Use of Portrait Photography,” which compares the practice of funerary photo-portraiture in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and Vietnam by examining the basic concepts underpinning it