Curated by Freja Carmichael, this exhibition unites creative and cultural practices as an expansive reimagining of water protection – reflecting shared responsibilities to freshwater and saltwater Country, across deep subterranean basins, inland rivers, tidal flats, coastlines and seas.
to come together as water is anchored by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives and lived experience, artists translating how we care for place and sustain community, knowledge and life worlds. It is part of the long-term research initiative Blue Assembly, which calls attention to the ways oceanic spaces are inextricable to the survival of all species.
Megan Cope, Kinyingarra Poles, 2024, timber, kinyingarra (oyster) shells, stainless steel wire, steel base; installation view: Sharjah Biennial 16, Buhais Geological Park, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Photograph: Ali Alfadly. Courtesy the artist, Milani Gallery, Meanjin/Brisbane and UQ Art Museum, Queensland
Nici Cumpston, Oh my Murray Darling, 2019, archival pigment print on Hahnemühle paper. Courtesy the artist, Michael Reid Galleries, Sydney/Berlin and and UQ Art Museum, Queensland
Artists: Solomon Booth, Nici Cumpston, Megan Cope, Heather Koowootha, Napuwarri Marawili, Jimmy John Thaiday and Keiran James, Jilamara Arts (Martina Baxter, Neil Black, Pamela Brooks, Walter Brooks, Brenda Bush, Doriana Bush, Michelle Bush, Timothy Cook, Colin Heenan-Puruntatameri, Nancy Kerinauia, Raelene Kerinauia Lampuwatu, Raylene Miller White, Edwina Moreen, Mary Elizabeth Moreen, Bernadette Mungatopi, Gerry Mungatopi, Jimmy Mungatopi, Janice Murray Pungautiji, Tina Patlas, Geraldine Pilakui, Aileen Puruntatameri, Barbara Puruntatameri, Colleen Freddy Puruntatameri, Marie Claire Puruntatameri, Patrick Freddy Puruntatameri, Rachel Puruntatameri, Irene Tipiloura, Pius Tipungwuti, Pedro Wonaeamirri, Michelle Woody Minnapinni), Numbulwar Numburindi Arts (Rose Wilfred, Joy Wilfred, Megan Wilfred, Virginia Wilfred, Jangu Nundhirribala, May Wilfred, Jocelyn Wilfred, Nicola Wilfred), Brian Robinson, and Lucy Simpson.
UQ Art Museum
22 July to 6 December 2025
Queensland
