We Tea/The Stain of Sound

Upcoming Exhibition
22 August - 5 October 2025
We Tea/The Stain of Sound

We tea/The Stain of Sound is an immersive installation developed through a studio-based tea ceremony performance.

When

firstdraft

22 August to 5 October 2025

Rooted in intimate gatherings with friends, family and visitors, each session becomes a durational act of presence where tea residues, spontaneous poems and physical traces quietly record shared experience. Sound functions as a residue of these performances, while tea stains accumulate as visible records of time. Together, they create a space that invites deep listening, both inward and outward.

Feature Image: Jingwei Bu in studio. Photography by Jack Fenby

Artist

Jingwei Bu

The ACE x firstdraft Short-term Residency is a three-month, project-based residency at ACE, followed by a solo exhibition at firstdraft, an artist-led gallery in Sydney. Supported by an artist fee, materials budget and travel bursary, this opportunity is designed to connect South Australian artists with national audiences and exhibiting contexts.

Interdisciplinary artist Jingwei Bu has been awarded the 2025 ACE x firstdraft Short-term Residency, selected from a competitive pool of applicants.

Related Live Programs
Opening Night – We Tea/The Stain of Sound
Artist Talk – We Tea/The Stain of Sound

22 August to 22 August 2025

Join ACE x firstdraft Short-term Residency Jingwei Bu at firstdraft for the opening of We tea/The Stain of Sound.

See Public Program

23 August to 23 August 2025

Join ACE x firstdraft Short-term Residency Jingwei Bu at firstdraft for an artist talk on We tea/The Stain of Sound.

See Public Program

ACErlu tampinthi, ngadlu Kaurna yartangka inparrinthi. Kaurna miyurna yaitya yarta-mathanya Wama Tarntanyaku. Parnaku yailtya, parnaku tapa purruna, parnaku yarta ngadlurlu tampinthi. Yalaka Kaurna miyurna itu yailtya, tapa purruna, yarta kuma puru martinthi, puru warri-apinthi, puru tangka martulayinthi. Ngadlurlu tampinthi purkana pukinangku, yalaka.

ACE respectfully acknowledges the Kaurna people are the traditional custodians of the Adelaide Plains. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship with the land. We acknowledge that they are of continuing importance to the Kaurna people living today. We acknowledge Elders past and present.

ACErlu tampinthi, ngadlu Kaurna yartangka inparrinthi. Kaurna miyurna yaitya yarta-mathanya Wama Tarntanyaku. Parnaku yailtya, parnaku tapa purruna, parnaku yarta ngadlurlu tampinthi. Yalaka Kaurna miyurna itu yailtya, tapa purruna, yarta kuma puru martinthi, puru warri-apinthi, puru tangka martulayinthi. Ngadlurlu tampinthi purkana pukinangku, yalaka.

ACE respectfully acknowledges the Kaurna people are the traditional custodians of the Adelaide Plains. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship with the land. We acknowledge that they are of continuing importance to the Kaurna people living today. We acknowledge Elders past and present.

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