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Elysha Rei

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Elysha Rei

Brisbane, Queensland

Elysha Rei (b. 1986, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia) is a Japanese-Australian artist based in Brisbane whose practice investigates memory, identity, and belonging through the versatile medium of hand-cut paper.

Her intricate, site-specific installations interweave archival narratives and diasporic histories, bridging personal and collective memory. Rei draws on her Japanese-Australian heritage—particularly her matrilineal connection to her Japanese war bride grandmother from Osaka, along with ancestral connections to a Samurai and Tea Master.

She holds a Bachelor of Visual Arts (USQ), an MBA (QUT), and is currently completing a PhD at QUT focused on Nikkei Australian histories in contemporary arts practice. She also serves as Chair of Nikkei Australia, a national organisation preserving and promoting Japanese Australian cultural legacies.

Rei’s work has been exhibited widely across Australia and internationally since 2005. Through delicate yet powerful paper forms, she invites viewers to contemplate the intersections of culture, memory, and identity.

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Photo of Elysha Rei and her paper installation artwork 静寂 (Seijaku): Serenity, 2025. Photography by PixelPunk. Image courtesy of Elysha Rei.

静寂 (Seijaku): Serenity, 2025, Elysha Rei. Hand cut polymer paper, gold enamel paint, eyelets, fishing wire. 25 x 1.5m. Image courtesy of Elysha Rei.

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