Seeds and Sovereignty
Christian Thompson, Bidjara people, Australia/United Kingdom b.1978 / Black Gum 2 (from 'Australian Graffiti' series) 2008 / Type C photograph on paper / 108 x 110cm / Purchased 2008. The QAG Foundation Grant / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Christian Thompson / View full image
When
2 Mar – 8 Sep 2024
Where
Gallery of Modern Art & Gallery 3.5
Admission
Free
About
Inspired by Bruce Pascoe’s bestselling book Dark Emu, ‘Seeds and Sovereignty’ draws artworks from the Indigenous Australian Art collection to explore the deep knowledges and relationships Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have developed and sustained with plants and Country over many millennia.
Carol McGregor, Wathaurung people, Australia b.1961 / Skin Country 2018 / Ochre, charcoal, wax thread and pyroincisionon Eastern grey possum skins / 266 x 282cm (irreg.) / Purchased 2020 with funds from Constantine Carides and Elene Carides in memory of their parents Kiryacos and Mary Carides through the QAGOMA Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Carol McGregor / View full image
Mavis Ngallametta, Kugu-Uwanh people, Putch clan, Australia 1944–2019 / Little swamp on the way to Obun 2018 / Natural pigments and charcoal with acrylic binder on linen primed in synthetic polymer paint / 271 x 200cm / Purchased 2018. QAGOMA Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Mavis Ngallametta / View full image
Christian Thompson, Bidjara people, Australia/United Kingdom b.1978 / Black Gum 2 (from 'Australian Graffiti' series) 2008 / Type C photograph on paper / 108 x 110cm / Purchased 2008. The QAG Foundation Grant / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Christian Thompson / View full image