Maluw Adhil Urngu Padanu Mamuy Moesik (Legends from the deep sitting peacefully on the waters)
28 January-29 April 2023
Institute of Modern Art
Selected works from the 23rd Biennale of Sydney: rīvus.
Participants include 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.