Oceanic Thinking

February 18-December 19, 2022

Season One Artists: Sancintya Mohini Simpson, Isha Ram Das, Elise Rasmussen, Izabela Pluta, Monira Al Qadiri, Tabita Rezaire, Stephanie Comilang, Alicia Mersy​, Birrmuyingathi Maali Netta Loogatha, Kuruwarriyingathi Bijarrb Paula Paul, Salote Tawale, Benjamin Armstrong, Charles Callins, Andreas Angelidakis, and SUPERFLEX.

Season One Curator: Peta Rake

Season Two Artists: Amrita Hepi, Madison Bycroft, Ensayos Collective, Angela Tiatia

Season Two Curators: Peta Rake and Léuli Eshrāghi

Using the ocean – both its form and its enduring connection to human experience – as a starting point, artworks delve into personal histories and imaginings, and provoke expanded perspectives on issues including race, the ongoing extractive colonial project, climate crises, decolonisation, languages, industries, sci-fi, diasporas, interspecies relations and kinship. As liquid, vast, biodiverse and non-binary spaces, oceans invite us to explore the legacies of the past while speculating together on our collective future.

Oceanic Thinking is the inaugural exhibition of the multi-year project Blue Assembly. In collaboration with campus partners including UQ’s Centre for Marine Science, the project coincides with the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030).