Cool Change

Cool Change is pleased to announce Annie Huang and Reegan Jackson as the second participants in our 2026–27 Residency Program, working from our King’s Complex project space for eight weeks, from 13 July to 12 September 2026.

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This program is proudly supported by the WA Government. Cool Change is supported by the Visual Art, Craft and Design Framework, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments.

Drawing from their interest in the collective experience of language and technology, Annie Huang and Reegan Jackson will explore internet memes as a shared cultural language. Focusing on widely circulated audio fragments—catchphrases, vocal tics, and remixed speech—their work will examine how these sounds move through algorithmic systems, becoming collective signals of time, humour, emotion, and cultural reference, while remaining ephemeral and intangible despite their ubiquity.

Through computational processes, these fleeting signals will be translated into digital models before becoming sculptural objects in porcelain, metal, and glass through the melting capabilities of a kiln. Interactive sound and visual elements will also be explored, with audio inputs generating and manipulating forms in real time. In seeking to materialise what typically only exists in circulation, the project will reflect on the ways digital sediments affect contemporary experience.

Annie Huang is an artist based in Boorloo/Perth. Her practice considers the cultural complexities experienced by intersectional identities through the lens of Eastern and Western contexts. Informed by material and theoretical research, she utilises ceramics, video projection, animation, and new media installation to speculate and reflect on contemporary narratives surrounding the ‘foreigner’ and ‘insider’.

Annie is currently a sessional teacher and PhD Candidate in Fine Arts at the University of Western Australia. She has participated in various exhibitions, talks, residencies, and group projects, both nationally and internationally, including, most recently, at Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA), Walyalup Fremantle Arts Centre (WFAC), and Seoul National University, amongst others

Cool Change is currently accepting applications for our 2026–27 residency program.

We invite proposals from artists, curators, producers, and collectives from across art forms to undertake one of four eight-week intensive residencies with us between May 2026 and March 2027. Successful applicants will receive a fee of $3,000 (inc. GST) to support their residency projects and the delivery of milestones and outcomes.

Residency participants will have access to a combined studio and presentation space at our King’s Complex office venue for the development of new work. While there are no requirements for the completion of works, an exhibition of works-in-progress will be presented to the public across two weekends at the conclusion of the residency.

CC will support each residency by providing a program manager, a series of studio visits with relevant arts professionals, and project mentorship with AGWA curator Robert Cook. We will also commission a text and produce a small print publication to accompany each residency.

EOI can be submitted via our online form until 11:59 PM AWST on Sunday, 8 March 2026.

Please refer to our website or for more information.