From interactive installations to thought-provoking conversations, Curiocity Brisbane has lifted the curtain on an intriguing program of happenings sure to spark inspiration across two exciting weeks in March. With so much to see and do, we have highlighted a few standouts that are sure to pique your curiosity. Make your way over to South Bank Parklands to experience Simone Eisler’s breath-taking seven-metre-tall sculpture made from a whopping 2000 native plants. Resonating with the myths of the Trojan Horse, The Climate Wars delivers a powerful message about the importance of nurturing the future of plants and seed banks within a changing political and climatic world. The best part? On Sunday March 26 and April 2 you can join Simone as she teaches you how to create your very own take-home mini horse artwork to plant in your garden. Or, interact with a sea of talking and singing seesaws at Pivot, an immersive installation that questions the possibilities, hilarities, failures and provocations of interactions between humans, machines and artificial intelligence.
Take a walk through Brisbane’s Aboriginal history and explore one of the largest collections of Aboriginal artwork led by First Nation’s tour guides, or experience the colouration properties of camouflage at Jennifer Herd’s Amplify/Defy. Taking over two levels of the ABC building’s facade, this expansive decal shines a light on the ongoing silencing of Aboriginal perspectives in Australia’s history, and asks society to lift its gaze, look past the camouflage and join the journey of truth-telling. Over at the Queensland Museum, witness Gooreng Gooreng/Taribelang artist Dylan Sarra’s Burnett River Petroglyph Rubbings. Dylan’s work explores the unethical removal of culturally significant rock drawings by the Queensland government in 1971 to make way for a dam wall. Now, for the first time in more than 50 years, these ancient carvings, and their story, will be brought to life through rubbings and projection. After viewing their thought-provoking works, join artists Jennifer Herd and Dylan Sarra in conversation with Vernon Ah-Kee to discuss their ideas about Indigenous culture as a living culture, and how they bring these ideas to light through their artworks.
Feeling curious? You can explore the full Curiocity Brisbane program over at the World Science Festival Brisbane website.
This article was written in partnership with our friends at World Science Festival Brisbane.