group exhibition
Maluw Adhil Urngu Padanu Mamuy Moesik (Legends from the deep sitting peacefully on the waters)
Institute of Modern Art, Meanjin/Brisbane
28 January-29 April 2023
Selected works from the 23rd Biennale of Sydney: rīvus.
Zheng Bo, Casino Wake Up Time, Jessie French, Clare Milledge, Marjetica Potrč with Ray Woods, Duke Riley, the Torres Strait 8, and Hanna Tuulikki.
The Institute of Modern Art has collaborated with the Biennale of Sydney to commission a new work from the Torres Strait 8, a collective on the frontlines of advocacy for the climate crisis in Zenadh Kes (the Torres Strait Islands and surrounding seas). Led by Yessie Mosby, a Kulkalgal Traditional Owner and member of the group, Torres Strait 8 present a hybrid art-as-protest piece featuring campaign materials created as part of the Our Islands Our Home campaign.
This commission forms the anchor for the broader curation of select works from the 23rd Biennale of Sydney: rīvus (2022) that speak to our enduring connections and responsibilities to the natural world. The works share an understanding of place or environment as a container for deep knowledge, calling on us to listen to this wisdom to preserve these spaces and the communities they support.
Many of these works advocate for the inherent rights of nature: acknowledging that this sovereignty is the only way forward in the climate crisis to avoid irrevocable destruction of both lands and cultures.
This partnership is part of the Casiquiare | Biennale of Sydney new national collaboration project, which involves collaborating with leading cultural institutions across Australia, presenting co-commissioned artworks in the Biennale of Sydney and, separately, in unique curated shows at institutions across Australia.