QAGOMA | Judy Watson discusses the inspiration for 'memory bones' @QAGOMA_Australia | Uploaded November 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Australian artist Judy Watson discusses that the inspiration for 'memory bones' was the Palm Island death in custody incident relating to Aboriginal resident Cameron Doomadgee.
Judy Watson, Waanyi people, Australia b.1959 / memory bones 2007 / Pigment and pastel on canvas / 211 x 127cm / The James C. Sourris AM Collection. Gift of James C. Sourris through the QAG Foundation 2010. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Judy Watson/Copyright Agency
Acknowledgment of Country
The Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land upon which the Gallery stands in Brisbane. We pay respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander elders past and present and, in the spirit of reconciliation, acknowledge the immense creative contribution Indigenous people make to the art and culture of this country. It is customary in many Indigenous communities not to mention the name of the deceased. All such mentions and photographs are with permission, however, care and discretion should be exercised.
Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) Brisbane Australia
© Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees, 2007
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Australian artist Judy Watson discusses that the inspiration for 'memory bones' was the Palm Island death in custody incident relating to Aboriginal resident Cameron Doomadgee.
Judy Watson, Waanyi people, Australia b.1959 / memory bones 2007 / Pigment and pastel on canvas / 211 x 127cm / The James C. Sourris AM Collection. Gift of James C. Sourris through the QAG Foundation 2010. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Judy Watson/Copyright Agency
Acknowledgment of Country
The Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land upon which the Gallery stands in Brisbane. We pay respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander elders past and present and, in the spirit of reconciliation, acknowledge the immense creative contribution Indigenous people make to the art and culture of this country. It is customary in many Indigenous communities not to mention the name of the deceased. All such mentions and photographs are with permission, however, care and discretion should be exercised.
Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) Brisbane Australia
© Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees, 2007
#qagoma #judywatson #indigenousaustralianart #caption #captioned #subtitles #subtitle
