Emilie Monty is a multidisciplinary artist of Australian-Mauritian descent, based in Walyalup (Fremantle), on Whadjuk Noongar Boodjar. Working with sound, ceramics, and installation, Monty explores how sensory experiences can become spaces for connection - playful, participatory, and always in conversation with others. Collaboration sits at the heart of their practice, where art becomes an open conversation between people, materials, and ideas.

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Motivated by their own experience with chronic pain, Monty’s early work delved into the body’s stories, researching how physical sensation, emotion, and memory intertwine. Through recorded interviews and immersive sound installations, they invited audiences to tune into the subtleties of embodiment and empathy. This instinct for exchange continues to ripple through their practice, evolving into participatory works that blur the lines between artist and audience.

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Monty has undertaken residencies with Fremantle Arts Centre, Museum of the Great Southern, and Art On The Move, and previously studied at the Royal Academy of The Hague and SemAta Gallery in Bandung. Across all contexts, their work invites listening - to bodies, to each other, and to the quiet spaces in between.

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The Longest Echo, Piece 1 | Collaboration with Mayma Awaida | 2023 | ceramic, beads, metal chains

Image by Emma Daisy Photography