Groundbreaking Cultural Projects in Art, Design and Society.
The most consequential work happens in unmapped territory—where the rules are less defined and allow for something genuinely new and positive to emerge.
Postcolonial theorist Homi Bhabha named this The Third Space: not a compromise between opposites, but the tension and opportunity that exists at their boundary. It is neither one thing nor the other. It is the emergence that neither could produce alone.
In my work, that space is the site where Art and Design converge, where Science meets Creativity, where Indigenous knowledge and mainstream practice encounter each other, where East and West move beyond translation into genuine dialogue.
There are no opposites—only unexplored possibilities for deeper engagement and understanding. This site documents this pursuit—the connections I have spent a lifetime building across boundaries and across the world.
Leading from the Centre
Annie Ivanova is an executive producer, curator, author, and cultural diplomat with expertise at the intersection of Art, Design, and Society. Programs of international significance span Asia, Europe and Australia.
Executive Director of Novamedia, Australia’s first media arts agency, in collaboration with Centre Pompidou, Paris · Ars Electronica, Linz · The Barbican, London · ZKM, Karlsruhe · NTT InterCommunication Centre, Tokyo · BANFF Centre, Canada · V2_ Institute, Rotterdam · Beijing World Art Museum, China.
Executive Producer, Ars Electronica FutureLab–Australia · Senior Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei · CEO, Biennale of Electronic Arts Perth · International Curator, Art Taipei · Regional President, Asia Designer Platform · Mission Leader, Taiwan External Trade Council · First and only international curator to visit and work with all 16 Indigenous tribes of Taiwan.
Author of Taiwan by Design, the first comprehensive English-language book on Taiwanese design culture, featured on CNN. Contributing keynote speaker to a broad range of industry forums, including summits by the National Palace Museum and the Ministry of Culture in Taiwan.
Recipient of many awards and grants, including distinctions from the governments of Australia and Taiwan.