Exhibition: 22 November – 21 December 2024
Opening Event: 23 November, 5pm – 7pm
For Blooms, Beasts and Beyond, Brian Robinson envelopes us in the early times, ‘in the beginning’, when the spirits and deities created the Islander world. A time where deities like Sida, Gelam, and Waiet created the attributes for each of the respective islands of the Torres Strait such as Moa, Mabuiag, and Mer. A time when the spirits and gods did not exist in a separate realm, they were integral to everyday life.
These deities were identified with certain rocks, trees, pools of water and dark caves, and manifested themselves in the form of birds, reptiles, sea creatures and other animals. They were chameleons and could, at will, assume human form or that of any other creature. Blooms, Beasts and Beyond features works that explore this labyrinth, ventured into only by the initiated few who have acquaintance with the spirit realm.
Image: Brian Robinson, Spring + Sprout II, 2023, Vinylcut printed in black ink from one block, 100 x 200cm, 2AP + Edition of 10. Photo: Courtesy of the artist and Michael Marzik.
Image: Brian Robinson, Between the moon and the stars, 2024, vinyl cut print on paper, 40 x 120cm, 2AP + Edition of 15. Photo: Courtesy of the artist and Michael Marzik.
Installation Images: Louis Lim. Courtesy of the artist and Onespace.
