Ema Shin, Hearts of Absent Women #8, 2020. Cotton, linen, wool, silk, glass beads, polyester, hanji paper, lokta paper, wire and steel, 17 x 12 x 10cm. Photo: Matthew Stanton. Courtesy: Gallerysmith, Melbourne.

Ema Shin‘s interdisciplinary practice interrogates notions of femininity, sexuality, identity, and womanhood. Working predominantly in soft sculpture and tapestry, Shin turns a feminist lens to the erasure of women from history within her family, heritage and culture.

Shin is a Japanese born artist with Korean heritage living and working in Naarm/Melbourne.

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