Photo Jennifer Parlati
Sai-Wai Foo (she/her)
Sai-Wai Foo is a Malaysian-born Chinese, Naarm/Melbourne-based early-career artist. In addition to her art practice, Sai-Wai is a Programmer with the Melbourne Fashion Festival and leads the Independent Programme that highlights emerging designers, small-scale makers, graduates, and community organizations. The programme explores fashion’s role in today’s culture across workshops, exhibitions, performances, independent runways, screenings, talks, and beyond.
She holds a BA(Hons.) in Fashion from RMIT University and her training in fashion design influences and informs her practice through technique, finish, and materials. Her work often explores place, belonging, and identity using repurposed materials, giving them a new life through her sculptural practice.
Working primarily in paper and textiles Foo is a bricoleur who collects discarded and redundant items, deftly synthesizing them into new sculptural forms.
Photo Jennifer Parlati