芝麻 (Zhī Ma)
*ੈ✩‧₊˚producer.sound artist. dj
zhima.wav[at]gmail[dot]com
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I live and work as a settler on the stolen lands of the Wurundjeri Woiwurrung and Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respects to the rich traditions of these lands. Sovereignty was never ceded.
CV
upcoming
10 and 15 June 2025 [film screening]
St Kilda Film Festival at St Kilda Town Hall
The Arrival by Masoomah Jiwad and Mason Cox (film)
Sunday Investments by Arvin Mendoza (film)
October 2025 [dance performance by duo Niki & Texas]
Melbourne Fringe Festival at TBA
Phenominal Probe
2025 TBC
Flirting with Shadows EP
Follow gigs through @sweet_sesame ✧˚ ⋆｡˚
production & releases˖✧2025✧˖
(upcoming)
Phenominal Probe (dance)
Melbourne Fringe Festival
Score by 芝麻 ft eudegne Antarctic field recordings by Sean Minhui Tashi Chua
The Arrival by Masoomah Jiwad and Mason Cox (film)
Score by 芝麻 & Marroushti
Sunday Investments by Arvin Mendoza (film)
Score by Kai Lim Chen & 芝麻
Flirting with Shadows EP
˖✧2024✧˖
WACKIE JU 002 SAVIOUR
Australian Fashion Week
Carriage Works
Runway score by 芝麻
我想你了 - Flirting with Shadows
New Weird Australia, Worlds Only Worlds [Compilation]
˖✧2023✧˖
黑芝麻和朋友们 (Hēi zhī ma and friends) EP
Pure Space Recordings
黑芝麻和朋友们 (Hēi zhī ma and friends) ~ short film by Jane Inyang
˖✧2021✧˖
Calyx (feat. Zhi) - E Fishpool x 黑芝麻
New Weird Australia, Space Between Space
[Compilation]
˖✧2020✧˖
Water Voices
Liquid Dreams: Colour Dream postcard series
˖✧2019✧˖
Tian Dian 甜点007 Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga [film for radio] by Jane Inyang
key performances
˖✧2025✧˖
Make It Up Club w Permanent Sleepover (Flirting with Shadows x nasi campur)
Naarm (Melbourne)
Moniker pres. Maratona (24hr) [PA Pick]
Naarm (Melbourne)
˖✧2024✧˖
Realm Riparia [festival]
Darug and Darkinjung
ÆTHER [Manifestation x Spectre]
Naarm (Melbourne)
WACKIE JU 002 SAVIOUR
Australian Fashion Week [live]
Eora (Sydney)
Liquid Architecture w Corin (Lux Aeterna), Duré Dara x Mararara x Eek, 莎瑜 (Sha Yu) [live], Mon Franco, 非 Fēi
Naarm (Melbourne)
Kensis Recordings [live set]
Naarm (Melbourne)
˖✧2023✧˖
Ainslie Salon w HTRK & 莎瑜 (Sha Yu) [live]
Ngunnawal (Canberra)
NetherSphere presents Tzusing w Sal, 非 Fēi, Von Adamas (live)
Naarm (Melbourne)
Powerhouse Late x Club 4A: Future No Future w Moopie, Degrade, 黑芝麻 [hyrbid set]
Eora (Sydney)
Pure Space: 黑芝麻和朋友们 (Hēi zhī ma and friends) EP Launch
Ngunnawal (Canberra)
Pure Space: eclipse [RA Pick]
Naarm (Melbourne)
˖✧2022✧˖
room2 w Panda Wong & Wei Huang [live]
Naarm (Melbourne)
Pure Space
Ngunnawal (Canberra)
˖✧2021✧˖
Praxis [festival]
Napuna (Hobart)
˖✧2020✧˖
Tactic
Eora (Sydney)
Le Doof
Ngunnawal (Canberra)
Response 002: Tommy Holohan
Ngunnawal (Canberra)
˖✧2019✧˖
Bleus w Andy Garvey & friends
Ngunnawal (Canberra)
Club USU w Sleep D, Nali (live)
Eora (Sydney)
NECTAR
Ngunnawal (Canberra)
Vivid Music: Pure Space - Aurora III [RA Pick]
Eora (Sydney)
residencies & exhibitions
Tian Dian 甜点 Radio (2019-present)
Monthly experimental, ambient, down-tempo radio program held previously on Nomad Radio, Area 3000 Radio, Jigsaw Radio (guest), Hope St Radio
Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio (2023)
selected to be part of the 2023 Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio
Foundation’s professional development course for emerging artists
Live Art Lab (2021)
莎瑜 (Sha Yu) selected for LAL creative development residency program for professional development and mentorship by Ainlise and Gorman Arts Centre
Vessel Workshops (2019-20)
teaching beginner and intermediate DJ skills in Vessel Workshops. Speaker in discussion panels: women and femme identifying persons in music and people of colour in music
FBi Dance Class (2019) for
comprehensive DJ training and mentorship program teaching skills
of mixing on CDJs and turntables, radio presenting, mwusic and in-
dustry business, and events run by Eora based Radio Station, FBi Radio
awards & press
WACKIE JU 002 SAVIOUR ft in Vogue, Grazia, Haper’s Bazaar Australia
The Arrival film ft Salaam Radio 3CR (Naarm), awarded 2025 Fashion Film Award for Best Student Film at Melbourne Fashion Festival
黑芝麻和朋友们 (Hēi zhī ma and friends) EP ft on
Spoil on FBi Radio (Eora), The Blend on PBS Radio (Naarm), Soundscapes on Triple R
Radio (Naarm), First Floor by Shawn Reynaldo (International)
Last Updated 24.10.31
Selected Works
1. Flirting with Shadows
Flirting with Shadows (band)
(2024-present)
Comprising of eudegne and 芝麻, this Naarm-based duo is here to break then mend your heart. Sharing their love for trip-hop, hyperpop, glitchy breaks, and experimental ambient.
The duo have performed live for Now or Never, Manifestation x Spectre, Realm Riparia and others.
Forthcoming EP in 2025
2. WACKIE JU 002 SAVIOUR
WACKIE JU 002 SAVIOUR
Australian Fashion Week, 2024
Carriageworks
芝麻 runway score for designer Wackie Ju.
WACKIE JU 002 Saviour gazes on modern day saviour complex which often utilises asymmetrical information and false media portrayal to justify so called actions of justice however detrimental intentions.
The colection takes inspiration from Yuanmingyuan (known as the Old Summer Palace of Beijing).
3. Phenomial Probe
Phenominal Probe
Melbourne Fringe Festival, 2025
(forthcoming)
4. 黑芝麻和朋友们 (Hēi zhī ma and friends) EP
黑芝麻和朋友们 (Hēi zhī ma and friends)
Pure Space Recordings, 2023
Imagined during lockdown, Pure Space Home Listening // 黑芝麻和朋友们 (Hēi zhī ma and friends) probes home listening in the context of isolation.This release sees collaborations with artists Merph, Shoeb Ahmad, Moktar and Zhi.
An immersive audiovisual experience by Jane Inyang reimagines the EP in a short film through different listening contexts during a day in isolation for the protagonist.
5. The Arrival
The Arrival
Fashion film by Masoomah Jawid and Mason Cox, 2024
Film score for short fashion film with collection by designer Masoomah Jawid, in collaboration with Marroushti.
Awarded Best Student Fashion Film for Melbourne Fashion Festival 2025 and official selection in St Kilda Film Festival 2025.
6. 莎瑜 (Shā Yú)
莎瑜 (Shā Yú)(band)
(2020-present)
A collaborative project between ZHI and 芝麻. ZHI is an experimental artist whose work includes poetry and anything that takes his fancy (nail art and crochet at the moment).
芝麻 is a sound artist who weaves topics of cultural identity and belonging, and sensuality using field recordings, spoken word, and music. Together, they create works focused on coming to terms with queerness, queerness in the context of cultural identity and love.
The duo have performed live for Liquid Architecture, Ainslie Salon in support of CORIN, HTRK, Shoeb Ahmad and others.
7. room2
room2 live and async
BLEED, 2002
Arts House and online
Live and online performance for room2 with collaborators poet Panda Wong and fontlord Wei Huang for room 2 (live) and poet Zhi Yi Cham for async (online).
room2 is a hybrid in-person and online digital performance space and event with live music, visuals, and written prompts that creates an analogous experience with participants able to respond via their mobile devices.
8. 暖暖 warmer-warmer
暖暖 warmer-warmer:dumpling world
Ainslie and Gorman Arts Centre, 2002
Tributary Projects
Audio soundscape titled Comfort Zone invited viewers to sink into a giant dumpling bean bag and immerse themselves in a ambient soundscape. This included sounds from a call out where participants were invited to share sounds of comfort and includes a beautiful reading of bean diary by Zhi Yi Cham.
暖暖 warmer-warmer:dumpling world is an exhibition exploring intimacies in shared experiences through various mediums of intuitive tactility with artists Joanne Leong, Zhi Yi Cham, and Zora Pang.
© 芝麻 2025