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Gina Korompot

BREEZE: Makassar-Perth International Exchange Residency

BREEZE: Makassar-Perth International Exchange Residency

During her residency with PICA, Gina Korompot will develop a project that explores the subjects of migration, impermanence and home through the lens of Makassan-Australian history. Drawing on her childhood experience of living in Australia for three years, Korompot will examine how displacement and belonging are shaped by personal, historical and political contexts. Working across installation and animation to create contemplative and immersive experiences, Korompot’s research will consider intimate portraits of trade histories and cross-cultural exchange.  

Gina Korompot’s residency, together with that of fellow artist Naoko Uemoto, marks the third year of BREEZE, a collaborative initiative between PICA, Rumata’ Artspace, and Universitas Negeri Makassar. This partnership fosters knowledge-sharing and cultural exploration, strengthening the ties between Western Australia and Makassar. By revisiting the historical connections between Australian First Nations peoples and Makassans—dating back to well before colonisation—BREEZE provides a vital platform for intercultural dialogue and collaboration. 

About the artists

Gina Korompot is an illustrator and animator from Makassar, Indonesia. Korompot’s artistic practice focuses on storytelling drawn from personal experience, memory and restlessness. Working across diverse media including graphic design, comics and short films, among others, Korompot’s work is characterised by a recurring focus on class struggle, marginalised communities and identity. Having spent three years of her childhood in Australia, Korompot takes interest in Indonesian migrant experience in Australia, as well as the rich history of trade and cultural exchange between the two countries.  

Supporters

PICA’s International Studio Exchange Program is supported by PICA’s Art Ambassadors, North Metropolitan TAFE and Project 11.