8 October 2026
Written by Xin Ji
Beneath One Moon (明月共此時) exhibition at Creative Asia Art Centre, 2026.
ROMULUS Folio is pleased to highlight works by Giuseppina Graziano and Doris (Xinzhi) Li in Beneath One Moon (明月共此時), a Mid-Autumn exhibition at Creative Asia Art Centre. The exhibition brings together artworks by children and established artists, and explores peace, belonging and togetherness across cultures and generations. The moon, traditionally associated with reunion, offers a starting point for considering how we remain connected to others, even when our experiences and circumstances differ.
For Graziano, connection is closely linked to the experience of migration. Originally from Italy and now based in Melbourne, she works with bold colour, layered textures and expressive marks to explore feelings that can be difficult to put into words. Her paintings Somewhere Out There and Shooting Stars approach the exhibition’s themes through the longing to reconnect with loved ones and to find a sense of home.
Giuseppina Graziano, Somewhere Out There. Acrylic painting, framed, 53 × 53 cm.
In Somewhere Out There, circular shapes, colour and texture express the hope of remaining close to people separated from us by distance, circumstances or different paths through life. The painting draws on Graziano’s migrant experience in Australia, but its concerns extend beyond any single relationship. It considers the possibility that, despite our individual and cultural differences, we remain connected through the world we share.
Giuseppina Graziano, Shooting Stars. Acrylic painting, framed, 45 × 55 cm.
Shooting Stars gives this longing a more specific imagined setting. A sailing boat travels through unfamiliar waters, its sailor searching for a safe wharf and a sign to guide him home. His uncertainty is emotional as well as geographical: finding direction means reconnecting with himself before he can reconnect with others. The sky offers reassurance. It stretches beyond his immediate surroundings towards people far away, suggesting that separation does not necessarily end a connection.
Li’s Unveiling III and Unveiling IV, from her Becoming series (2024), turn towards the relationship we have with ourselves. Working in oil and acrylic, she explores a self that continues to change through emotion, memory and bodily experience.
Doris (Xinzhi) Li, Unveiling III, 2024. Oil and acrylic on canvas, 92 × 76 cm.
In Unveiling III, fluid currents of paint bring together fragmented memories, physical sensations and impulses. Li describes painting as a way to give form to inner chaos and emotions that resist expression. Here, togetherness can be understood as accepting different parts of oneself, including those that feel unsettled or difficult to reconcile. Peace becomes possible when vulnerability no longer needs to be resisted.
Doris (Xinzhi) Li, Unveiling IV, 2024. Oil and acrylic on canvas, 120 × 90 cm.
Unveiling IV depicts a child taking tentative steps within a luminous glow. Her foot is not yet fully formed, but she reaches outward and continues forward. This incompleteness suggests an emotional condition as much as a bodily one. The work offers a gentle understanding of growth: we can move through life while still uncertain, without waiting to feel entirely whole.
Together, these four paintings contribute distinct perspectives to the exhibition. Graziano considers the connections that reach across distance, while Li explores the acceptance of a self still taking shape. Both make room for hope within experiences of uncertainty.
Beneath One Moon runs from 26 September to 11 October 2026 at Creative Asia Art Centre, Level M, World Trade Centre, 18–38 Siddeley Street, Docklands, Victoria.