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Dalia Huerta is a cinematographer, editor and director of documentaries and fiction films. Dalia has been involved in several formal film projects across the globe including Mexico, the Netherlands, Germany and Cuba. She was supported by CECA in 2007 and 2010 for film and video production and won a grant for post-production from the Mexican Institute of Cinematography in 2015, as well as the grant for project and cultural co-investments from the National Fund for Culture and Arts in 2018. Her work has been selected, exhibited and awarded at film festivals around the world.

Julia Barco’s work, among other topics, looks at pervasive issues in society - particularly the violence experienced on both a personal and institutional level. Using the medium of film to create both documentaries and moving murals, she harnesses modern technology to depict the personal and subjective using an informative and mass-produced vehicle. Her work has been shown internationally at locations such as: MOMA, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Oaxaca and Estación Indianilla, Mexico.

Yandell Walton is a Melbourne-based artist who has gained international recognition for her exploration of transience - using a variety of mediums such as projection, installation and interactive digital media to create immersive experiences that combine architectural space with a projected image. Her works specifically address environmental, social and political issues, and our relationship to them on both an individual and holistic level. She has been shown internationally in both conventional and non-traditional spaces; including Light City Festival Baltimore (2016), Digital Graffiti Florida (2015), and PUBLIC Festival Perth (2014).

Ivan Puig is a multidisciplinary artist who studied both electronics and fine arts in Mexico, Canada and Spain. The scope of his work may be connected by the underlying humour running throughout his social observations, and the critical element of his perspective. Shown at art institutions and fairs globally, Puig has been recognised by institutions such as CIFO, FONCA, CMM, CENART and IMCINE, among others.

Nasim Nasr is an Iranian born artist who relocated to Australia in later life. Nasim's work seeks to address the diaspora felt by immigrants - the cultural differences and complex notions of identity, as experienced through her ties to two different cultures and homelands. Nasr’s art practice encompasses a range of media including performance, multi-channeled video, installation and photography and has been presented both nationally and internationally across group and solo exhibitions.

Ximena Cuevas is a video performance artist. Ximena’s interest lies in the minutiae of daily life, and the often intangible line between fiction and reality, as well as the deep-rooted stigmas still faced by lesbians in Mexico. One of the first video artists in her country to be recognised by major cultural institutions, her works have been shown at galleries and events such as Sundance, MoMA and the Guggenheim Museum. New York’s Museum of Modern Art acquired nine of Cuevas’ videos in 2001 for its permanent collection - its first inclusion of a Mexican video artist.

Claudia Hogan + Carla SerranoClaudia Hogan + Carla Serrano are emerging curators, based in Australia and Mexico respectively.

Throughout their many conversations, they have often shared views to consider the cultural and artistic climates of their two countries of origin. Within these exchanges, reflecting on pressing issues that are topical within a global perspective, they found that their cultural positionings helped frame and inform the nuanced understandings between them.