Acute Actions: Responses To I Am Not A Virus presents the work of twelve artists commissioned through Diversity Arts Australia’s I Am Not A Virus initiative. This selection represents a range of artistic practices and conceptual reflections; these include acts of processing and healing from the trauma of racial prejudice experienced by Asian people. Through ceramics, photography, performance, music, craft, and storytelling, these artists have wrestled with racial prejudice and reframed multiculturalism to reflect this new lived experience.

Curated by Con Gerakaris, Reina Takeuchi, Dylan Goh

Producer (DARTS) : Kevin Bathman

http://iamnotavirusaustralia.org.au

https://4a.com.au/exhibitions/acute-actions-responses-to-i-am-not-a-virus-part-1

https://www.abc.net.au/indonesian/2021-07-22/seniman-indonesia-dalam-proyek-i-am-not-a-virus/100309704

https://www.abc.net.au/indonesian/2020-04-15/seniman-asal-indonesia-mencoba-bertahan-hidup/12147428

https://www.ceramicsnow.org/articles/examining-material-intelligence-as-part-of-australian-design-centres-sydney-craft-week-festival-2025/

https://www.sbs.com.au/language/indonesian/en/podcast-episode/indonesian-art-at-material-intelligence-exhibition-at-sydney-craft-week-festival-2025/qu1n95l0q

https://diversityarts.org.au/event/no-friends-but-the-ghost-ceng-beng-exhibition/

Curated by Paschal Daantos Berry – Diversity Arts Australia

Images by Jacquie Manning/Australian Design Centre