Warraba Weatherall explores notions of buoyancy within the city’s landscape in a public artwork on the Brisbane River. Strategically placed near the cultural precinct, Weatherall questions the museum as a disciplinary institution where it’s archives reaffirm the rhetoric of colonialism. As an institution which retains a large collection of Indigenous artefacts and ancestral human remains, western interpretations render Indigenous cultures as ‘knowable’ and ‘possessable’. With the intent to raise awareness and encourage a broader dialogue for the need of cultural repatriation, Single file is a temporary artwork trying to turn the tide.
BlakLash Projects are excited to collaborate with @people.artist.place in this public art activation project.
Co-MMotion is an initiative of Brisbane City Council
*Best viewing times (Low tide) are noted in the event times
Single File by Warraba Weatherall
Brisbane River, kurilpa (near the Boardwalk at Maiwar Green – between GOMA & SLQ)
Opening Event: Saturday 8th September kuril dhagun, 3pm
Public Program: Sunday 9th September, Maiwar Green, 3:30pm
