Unbroken Connections reflects on Megan Cope’s family stories of Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) and the wider Quandamooka Country (Moreton Bay) over thousands of years, and the unbroken connections between family, in an ever-changing world. Cope gives new life to important historical narratives by casting bones of her peoples’ old ancestor Yungun (Dugong) in recycled television glass, noting the consequences of mass industrial extractive processes and the ongoing social, cultural and environmental impacts.
Image: Megan Cope, Water is life (Circle – Dabilyil) 2020–21. Installation view at Canberra Glassworks. Courtesy of the artist and Milani Gallery, Brisbane. Photo by Brenton McGeachie.
