Works by Stephanie Comilang and Simon Speiser will be on display as part of the exhibition.
Works by Stephanie Comilang and Simon Speiser will be on display as part of the exhibition. Exploring storytelling across oceans, generations and cultures is the subject of a new UQ Art Museum exhibition opening this month. Exhibition curator Isabella Baker said How we remember tomorrow engaged 14 artists to tell stories drawing attention to the ways in which waters and seas are vital elements to the future of all species. "These works use song, voice, gesture, motif, whisper and form to give vital accounts, perspectives and retellings," Ms Baker said. The title of the exhibition is drawn from featured artist Shivanjani Lal's 2023 artwork Aise Aise Hai (How we remember) , which explores the lives of indentured labourers who were forcibly sent to Queensland in the late 1800s. "This work features a field of 87 sugarcane stalks, referencing the number of boats that transported more than 60,000 people from the British colonies of India to Fiji to work on sugarcane plantations," Ms Baker said. "Lal's work is an example of how truth-telling can lay the foundation for a more resilient and informed future.
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