Brian Robinson Lag ǀ Malu ǀ Daparr (Land ǀ Sea ǀ Sky)
Brian Robinson, Maluyligal, Wuthathi and Dayak people, Australia b.1973 / Lagalgal: The Mysteries of our Land (detail) 2022 / Vinyl cut-out printed in black ink from one block on 350gsm alpha-cotton Hahnemule Hellwise / 100 x 200cm / Commissioned by the Queensland Art Gallery │ Gallery of Modern Art for display as part of ‘Lag ǀ Malu ǀ Daparr (Land ǀ Sea ǀ Sky)’, 2022 / Courtesy of the artist, Mossenson Galleries and OneSpace Gallery / Photograph: M Campbell © QAGOMA / View full image
When
26 Nov 2022 – 23 Apr 2023
Where
Gallery of Modern Art & Gallery 1.4
Admission
Free
About
Australian artist Brian Robinson creates artworks inspired by his Torres Strait Islander heritage and the tropical marine environment surrounding Waiben (Thursday Island).
For this exhibition, Brian has created the large-scale print work Lagalgal: The Mysteries of our Land 2022. This artwork was inspired by constellations that appear in the sky above the Torres Strait, and how the movement of the stars is intertwined with life on the Islands. Children can watch this artwork come to life through an animation on display in the exhibition space.
As part of the exhibition, children can also make a woven angel fish using coloured paper strips and create a drawing by rubbing crayons over different carved designs.
A visitor participating in a trial activity as part of ‘Brian Robinson: Lag ǀ Malu ǀ Daparr (Land ǀ Sea ǀ Sky)’, Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane / Photograph: C Callistermon © QAGOMA / View full image
A visitor participating in a trial activity as part of ‘Brian Robinson: Lag ǀ Malu ǀ Daparr (Land ǀ Sea ǀ Sky)’, Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane / Video still: J Virag © QAGOMA / View full image
