MPavilion Opening November 2020

Athiqah Ummi Salma

Athiqah Ummi Salma is a graduate of Bachelor of Interior Architecture (Honours) at Monash University, currently practicing as an Interior Designer at DesignInc. Athiqah’s personal work delves into the themes of technology, identity and culture, and their continuing influence onto space. Her critical approach stems from an initial analysis of the intrinsic qualities of the human body and their extrinsic projections onto space. This approach functions as a dominating lens for the body of research Athiqah is concerned with, currently, namely the interaction of bodies within the parameters of the city, borders, and surveillance. Continuous dialogue is set up within the duality of her framework, discussing the reality between body and space, which remains a constant foundation within her present investigations.

Athiqah presents herself within the realm of a multi-disciplinary spatial practice, intertwining varying mediums such as sculpture, installation, performance, and fashion to further expand on philosophical and scientific avenues of research. In turn, curating experiences which bring discussion to prevalent social issues within our environment.

Athiqah is part of our M_Curators initiative.

Wominjeka (Welcome). We acknowledge the Yaluk-ut Weelam as the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet. Yaluk-ut Weelam means ‘people of the river camp’ and is connected with the coastal land at the head of Port Phillip Bay, extending from the Werribee River to Mordialloc. The Yaluk-ut Weelam are part of the Boon Wurrung, one of the five major language groups of the greater Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to the land, their ancestors and their elders—past, present and to the future.