Beginning as a small workshop group, the eight artists of GOLDGOLDGOLD met together once a week to discuss a variety of topics surrounding their identities as Chinese-Australian artists. With the aim to discover connections and share stories with fellow artists, the group explored materiality, environment, relationships and memories that have impacted and shaped their artistic practice. The artists exhibited their first group show, ShuāngCóng, at the VCA Artspace in 2022. The show included artworks that responded to each artist’s connection with their Chinese-Australian background. Objects such as red pockets and luck cats boldly responded to the theme of the artists’ dual identity. Following their previous show, the eight artists decided to reflect upon their own practices, creating an entirely new show. GOLDGOLDGOLD exhibits the progress and development of these artists, showing a combination of old and new work in a way that explores the future. As new and emerging artists, they raise questions surrounding the next generation of Chinese-Australian people. As new technologies are developed and society undergoes changes, these artists examine the complexities of navigating the world with identities that may be difficult to define. The artists of GOLDGOLDGOLD hope to connect with their audiences through expressing their own personal navigation of self discovery. As we all work, study and live on stolen land, audiences are invited to also consider their own definitions of identity and home. Curator: Enya Hu SUKI YIJUN MA Baby Tooth 2023 Acrylic on canvas 158.5 x 128.5 cm