Art where past & present come together/ Asia Pacific Triennial

Haji Oh's textile installation 'Seabird habitats' 2022 is a single tableau of seven suspended woven panels that map the entanglement of Korean labour in the history of colonialism in the Asia Pacific region. Referencing her personal and family history, Oh proposes weaving as a space where these complexities can be mediated — where past and present can come together and new, less exploitative relationships can be formed.

A third-generation member of Japan’s Zainichi Korean community and a recent migrant to Australia, Oh uses the techniques and materials of weaving as a platform to explore experiences of dispossession, dispersion and migration, and the complexities of personal identity that ensue. Through weaving, dyeing, tying and stitching techniques, she draws on personal narratives and photographic archives in evocative installations that incorporate mapping, picturing and patterning.

Seventy artists, collectives and projects from more than 30 countries feature in the eleventh chapter of the flagship QAGOMA exhibition series, the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art. Bringing compelling new art to Brisbane, the Triennial is a gateway to the rapidly evolving artistic expression of Australia, Asia and the Pacific. The Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art is QAGOMA's (Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art) flagship exhibition series.

11th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art
30 Nov 2024 – 27 Apr 2025
Queensland Art Gallery & Gallery of Modern Art
Free entry
https://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/apt11

Haji Oh, Japan/Australia b.1976
‘Seabird Habitats’ 2022
Linen (plainwoven, warp-faced, pick-up patterned, four-selvedge cloth), lead, hook, slide projection
Seven panels: 300 × 41cm (each); 300 × 287cm (installed); floor projection 550 × 400cm
Courtesy: The artist
This project is assisted by the Ishibashi Foundation and the National Center for Art Research, Japan.

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