MURUNY/breathe
In this new commission, artist Brook Andrew depicts the brain – illuminated in two halves and with a created sense of inhalation and exhalation, breathing with often different ideas and futures. This symbiotic relationship is a metaphor for the historical and contemporary relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples that are interwoven from a complex history. This work shares the artist’s hopes for a future bound through healing and respect.
An original commission by Festival of Dangerous Ideas, made possible by Bill Manos and the Manos Foundation.
MURUNY/breathe will be available for viewing by all ages throughout the Festival.
Brook Andrew
Brook Andrew is an artist, curator and writer who is driven by the collisions of intertwined narratives emerging from the mess of the “Colonial Wuba (hole)”. His practice is grounded in his perspective as a Wiradjuri and Celtic person from Australia. Brook is Enterprise Professor Interdisciplinary Practice and Director Reimagining Museums and Collections at the University of Melbourne and is represented by Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney and Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Paris and Brussels. His studio is located in Melbourne, Australia on the lands of the Kulin Nations.
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