Water + wisdom Australia India Catalogue
The exhibition water+wisdom: Australia India (RMIT Gallery, 1 December 2017 – 10 March 2018) looked at the importance of natural…
Installation image. water + wisdom Australia India. Photo: Mark Ashkanasy, RMIT Gallery, 2017.
Installation image. water + wisdom Australia India. Photo: Mark Ashkanasy, RMIT Gallery, 2017.
Installation image. Glenda Nicholls ‘Milloo’ (Blue Net) (2015). Photo: Mark Ashkanasy, RMIT Gallery, 2017.
water + wisdom Australia India
This new exhibition creatively explores contemporary issues surrounding water.
Drawing on extensive research by experts from India and Australia, water + wisdom Australia India presents a poetic dimension on ancient wisdom regarding water management in both continents, as seen through the work of visual artists and creative writers who have incorporated these issues into their work.
Artists including Ravi Agarwal, Sandra Aitken, Clare Arni, Lado Bai, Badger Bates, Paddy Bedford, Atul Bhalla, Vicki Couzens, Hannah Donnelly, Vibha Galhotra, Bhavani G S., Connie Hart, Victoria Lautman, Rebecca Mayo, Djambawa Marawili, Wanyubi Marika, Jennifer Mullett, Lorna Fencer Napurrula, Glenda Nicholls, Mandy Nicholson, Justine Philip, Parthiv Shah, Jangarh Singh Shyam, Cop Shiva, K.R. Sunil, Shorty Lungkata Tjungurrayi, Hanna Tuulikki, Judy Watson, Carmel Wallace, Asim Waqif, Liyawaday Wirrpanda.
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