By Biennale of Sydney
23rd Biennale of Sydney: rīvus
Kes Wakai Ngu (voices from Zenadh Kes) (2021) by Zenadh Kes (Torres Strait), Australia and Spoken by Yessie Mosby, Kulkalgal Traditional Owner / Torres Strait 8 claimant, Masig, Zenadh Kes (Indigenous man from Yorke Island, Torres Strait, Australia).Biennale of Sydney
Pier 2/3 Walsh Bay Arts Precinct (2022) by Document PhotographyBiennale of Sydney
The 23rd Biennale of Sydney is articulated around a series of conceptual wetlands situated along waterways of the Gadigal, Burramatagal and Cabrogal peoples.
Pier 2/3 Walsh Bay Arts Precinct (2022) by Document PhotographyBiennale of Sydney
Pier 2/3 Walsh Bay Arts Precinct is proposed as a briny wetland: a place where fresh and salt waters meet.
Maluw Adhil Urngu Padanu Mamuy Moesik (Legends from the deep, sitting peacefully upon the waters); Poster wall (2022) by Yessie Mosby and Torres Strait 8Biennale of Sydney
Participants reflect about the effects of climate change in the natural environment as well as in human communities; they present histories and objects associated with specific sites and waterways, from local mythologies to contemporary lore.
Star; Plankton; Virus (2021) by Imhathai SuwatthanasilpBiennale of Sydney
Some draw on traditional cultural practices to speak about connections to water and nature, water spirits, and earthly and celestial beings.
Seals'kin (2022) by Hanna TuulikkiBiennale of Sydney
Others propose different forms of interspecies communication by decentring the human as just one of multiple voices.
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