The Tasmanian effect

Coloured gestures from floor to ceiling stretch along a curved wall at Brisbane's International Terminal. Sunlit by a facing window looking onto the landing strip, it guides the new arrivals from plane to customs. Before I registered the origin of the image, I was already running my fingers alo...

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Published in:Art monthly Australia 2015-10 (284), p.18-21
Main Author: do Campo, Fernando
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Art museums
Artists
Artists, Aboriginal Australian
Attitudes
Exhibitions
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Summary:Coloured gestures from floor to ceiling stretch along a curved wall at Brisbane's International Terminal. Sunlit by a facing window looking onto the landing strip, it guides the new arrivals from plane to customs. Before I registered the origin of the image, I was already running my fingers along its surface, triggered by other passengers doing the same in front of me. It was a recently installed commission by the late Indigenous Queensland artist Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda (Mrs Gabori). I recognised her marks and palette almost immediately and was overcome with joy that an Indigenous local artist be celebrated at this scale, offering me a beautiful welcome passage into Australia.
ISSN:1033-4025