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THURSDAY 9 FEBRUARY 2023 TORRES NEWS
Climate change campaign ‘magnified’ with collaboration
AT THE OPENING: Yessie Mosby (centre) with friends at the opening of Maluw Adhil Urngu Padanu Mamuy Moesik (Legends from the deep sitting peacefully on the waters) at the Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane. Pics by Meg Keene.
CAMPAIGNING FOR CHANGE: Yessie Mosby with his work Maluw Adhil Urngu Padanu Mamuy Moesik (Legends from the deep sitting, peacefully upon the waters), 2022 at the Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane
Guests at the opening of Maluw Adhil Urngu Padanu Mamuy Moesik.
The Institute of Modern Art has collaborated with the Biennale of Sydney to commission a new work from the Torres Strait 8. 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. Yessie Mosby and the Torres Strait 8’s participation in the Biennale and IMA project will continue to help magnify the campaign fighting for justice for the communities of Zenadth Kes in holding the Australian Government accountable on climate change policy. This commission was part of a broader theme within the 23rd Biennale of Sydney:
rīvus that speak to enduring connections and responsibilities to the natural world. The exhibited work, Maluw Adhil Urngu Padanu Mamuy Moesik (Legends from the deep sitting peacefully on the waters) explored how these potential relationships might decentre the human, prioritise care for Country, and pursue justice in an epoch of rising temperatures and seas. Maluw Adhil Urngu Padanu Mamuy Moesik (Legends from the deep sitting peacefully on the waters) will be on show at the Institute of Modern Art in Brisbane until 29 April 2023. For more information see https://www. ima.org.au/exhibitions/maluw-adhil-urngupadanu-mamuy-moesik-legends-from-thedeep-sitting-peacefully-on-the-waters/
Yessie Mosby and Danny Billy (centre) with friends.
Danny Billy storytelling at the opening of Maluw Adhil Urngu Padanu Mamuy Moesik.
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Artist Waniki Maluwapi speaking at the opening of Maluw Adhil Urngu Padanu Mamuy Moesik.
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