The 10th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT10) Catalogue

The 10th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art 212 Afterlife (Spiral staircase) 2020–21 Thread / 365 x 168 cm / Purchased 2021 with funds from Tim Fairfax AC through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane Afterlife (Staircase) 2020–21 Thread / 295 x 427cm (approx.) Afterlife (Veda doors) 2020–21 Thread / 213 x 76cm (each) (approx.) Courtesy: The artist and Exhibit 320, New Delhi YASMIN SMITH Australia b.1984 Flooded Rose Red Basin 2018 Yong Chuan slip industrial stoneware with wood ( Eucalyptus grandis ) ash glaze and Jiajiang bamboo ash glaze / 68 pieces: installed dimensions variable / Purchased 2021 with funds from the Future Collective through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane VIPOO SRIVILASA Thailand/Australia b.1969 Shrine of Life / Benjapakee Shrine 2021 Mixed-media installation with five ceramic deities / Installed dimensions variable / Commissioned for APT10 / Purchased 2021 with funds from the Contemporary Patrons through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane ADEELA SULEMAN Pakistan b.1970 I Will Meet You by the Water – 10 2017 Hand-painted metal cleaver with enamel paint and lacquer / 14 x 32cm Sinking in the past 2019 Found vintage ceramic plate with enamel paint and lacquer / 35 x 29.5cm History will repeat itself 2019–20 Found vintage ceramic plate with enamel paint and lacquer / 46 x 35.5cm Lynch mob 2019–20 Found vintage ceramic plate with enamel paint and lacquer / 28.5 x 36.5cm Death Before Defeat 2020 Found vintage ceramic plate with enamel paint and lacquer / 28 x 35.5cm No Longer Possessed 2020 Found vintage ceramic plate with enamel paint and lacquer / 28 x 35.5cm All Hell Let Loose 2020–21 Found vintage ceramic plate with enamel paint and lacquer / 32 x 40.5cm Courtesy: The artist; Sullivan+Strumpf, Sydney/ Singapore; and Aicon Contemporary, New York Between Two Fires 2021 Found vintage ceramic plate with enamel paint and lacquer / 35.5 x 49cm Home Front – 1 2021 Hand-painted metal cleaver with enamel paint and lacquer / 14 x 32cm Home Front – 2 2021 Hand-painted metal cleaver with enamel paint and lacquer / 14 x 30.5cm Home Front – 3 2021 Hand-painted metal cleaver with enamel paint and lacquer / 14 x 32cm Purchased 2021 with funds from an anonymous donor through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane Home Front – 4 2021 Hand-painted metal cleaver with enamel paint and lacquer / 14 x 32cm / Courtesy: The artist; Sullivan+Strumpf, Sydney/Singapore; and Aicon Contemporary, New York SOM SUPAPARINYA Thailand b.1973 Collapsing Clouds Form Stars 2021 Single-channel video: 16:9, black and white, sound, 279 ribbons with embroidered text, ed. 1 of 3 (+2 AP) / Ribbons: 500 x 2cm (each) / Purchased 2021 with funds from The Spellbrook Foundation through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / Collection: The Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane SVAY SARETH Cambodia b.1972 Mon Boulet 2011 Single-channel video: 16:9, colour, sound, 19:25 minutes I, Svay Sreth, eat rubber sandals 2015 Single-channel video: 16:9, colour, sound, 9:46 minutes Prendre Les Mesures 2015 Single-channel video: 16:9, colour, sound, 65:25 minutes Beyond Sunflower 2018 Single-channel video: 16:9, colour, sound, 2:55 minutes Courtesy: The artist AMIN TAASHA Afghanistan/Indonesia b.1995 Hafiz in Diaspora 2021 Watercolour, gouache, gold leaf and silver leaf on old Hafiz poetry sheets and book covers / 40 sheets: 20 x 13.7cm / 23.5 x 15.3cm (each, approx.); two covers: 42 x 30cm (each) / Courtesy: The artist SALOTE TAWALE Fiji/Australia b.1976 No Location 2 021 Bamboo, nylon rope, cotton, polycarbonate sheeting, tarpaulin and found objects 300 x 240 x 1350cm (approx.) / Commissioned for APT10. Purchased 2021 with funds from the Jennifer Taylor Bequest through the Queensland Art Gallery l Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, and the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian State and Territory Governments. Salote Tawale is an Associate Lecturer at the University of Sydney. SHANNON TE AO Ngati Tuwharetoa Australia / Aotearoa New Zealand b.1978 MICHAEL BRIDGMAN Aotearoa New Zealand b.1976 KURT KOMENE Te Ati Awa, Taranaki Whānui Aotearoa New Zealand b.1986 Ia rā, ia rā (rere runga, rere raro) Everyday (I fly high, I fly low) 2021 / Three-channel HD video: sound, 4:3, ed.1 of 3 Three-channel HD video: 4:3, colour, sound / Courtesy: The artists with support from Creative New Zealand: Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa and Whiti o Rehua School of Art, Massey University THAN SOK Cambodia b.1984 Kbach Teuk (Freshwater Dolphin Form) 2021 Synthetic polymer paint on canvas / 150 x 110cm Kbach Teuk (Lotus Flower Form) 2021 Synthetic polymer paint on canvas / 150 x 110cm Purchased 2021 with funds from The Spellbrook Foundation through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane Kbach Teuk (Riverhemp Form) 2021 Synthetic polymer paint on canvas / 150 x 110cm / Courtesy: The artist, Batia Sarem Gallery and Richard Koh Fine Art Kbach Teuk (Shrimp Form) 2021 Synthetic polymer paint on canvas / 150 x 110cm Purchased 2021 with funds from The Spellbrook Foundation through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane Kbach Teuk (Snail Form) 2021 Synthetic polymer paint on canvas / 150 x 110cm Kbach Teuk (Water Lettuce Form) 2021 Synthetic polymer paint on canvas / 150 x 110cm Kbach Teuk (Water Primrose Form) 2021 Synthetic polymer paint on canvas / 150 x 110cm Courtesy: The artist, Batia Sarem Gallery and Richard Koh Fine Art List of works SUBASH THEBE LIMBU Yakthung people Nepal/United Kingdom b.1981 NINGWASUM 2020–21 Single-channel video: 16:9, colour, sound, 40 minutes (approx.) / Purchased 2021. Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane MICHIKO TSUDA Japan b.1980 Looking back 2021 Double-sided mirrors, video cameras, projectors and screens / Installed dimensions variable / Commissioned for APT10 / Courtesy: The artist and TARO NASU, Tokyo MAYUR VAYEDA Warli people India b.1992 TUSHAR VAYEDA Warli people India b.1987 Dhartari: The creation of the world 2021 Water-based colour and cow dung on cloth / 18 parts: 148 x 3162cm (overall); four parts: 148 x 148cm (each); four parts: 148 x 214cm (each); five parts: 148 x 183cm (each); two parts: 148 x 244cm (each); one part: 148 x 102cm; one part: 148 x 104cm; one part: 148 x 105cm / Commissioned for APT10. Purchased 2021 with funds from Ashby Utting Foundation through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane Disappearing spirits and childhood memories 2021 Water-based colour and cow dung on cloth / 16 paintings: 70 x 70cm (each) / Commissioned for APT10 / Courtesy: The artists and Galerie Hervé Perdriolle, Brussels YEE I-LANN Malaysia b.1971 With weavers: Lili Naming, Siat Yanau and Shahrizan Bin Juin Dusun Karaoke Mat: Ahaid zou noh doiti (I've been here a long time) 2020 Split bamboo pus weave with kayu obol black natural dye, matt sealant / 220 x 320cm (approx.) / Purchased 2021. Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane YOLNGU/MACASSAN PROJECT Australia/Indonesia JOHN BULUNBULUN Ganalbingu people Australia 1946–2010 Body design – wind 2002 Natural pigments on bark / 96.5 x 36cm (irreg.) / Purchased 2003. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane NALKUMA BURARRWANGA Gumatj people Australia b.1973 Macassan pot 2015 Ceramic with earth pigments and polyvinyl acetate / 37 x 28 x 20cm / Courtesy: Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre, Yirrkala DIE2TIE STUDIO ARTISANS Indonesia Macassan-style ceremonial swords 2021 Natural dye on cotton / 250 x 115cm / Purchased 2021 with funds from Project 11 through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane GUNYBI GANAMBARR Ŋaymil people Australia b.1973 Djirrit 2021 Etched aluminium composite board / 249 x 150cm Macassan sail 2020 Stitched boat canopy and work shirt, wooden turtle-hunting harpoons / 233 x 400cm Courtesy: Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre MERRKIYAWUY GANAMBARR Datiwuy people Australia b.1959 Macassan pot 2015 Ceramic with earth pigments and polyvinyl acetate / 17 x 11cm (diam.) / Courtesy: Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre, Yirrkala ABDI KARYA Indonesia b.1982 Baine/Bayini 2021 Single-channel video: colour, sound, with tamarind dyed cotton sarung figures / Purchased 2021 with funds from Project 11 through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane DR B MARIKA AO Rirratjingu people Australia 1954–2021 Macassan pot 2016 Ceramic with earth pigments and polyvinyl acetate / 20 x 20 x 19cm / Courtesy: Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre, Yirrkala DHUWARRWARR MARIKA Rirratjingu people Australia b.c.1945 Macassan pot 2 016 Ceramic with earth pigments and polyvinyl acetate / 36 x 20cm (diam.) Macassan pot 2016 Ceramic with earth pigments and polyvinyl acetate / 25 x 15 x 14cm Courtesy: Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre, Yirrkala Macassan-style swords and long knives 2021 Natural pigments on bark / 132 x 72cm Macassan-style swords and long knives 2021 Natural pigments on wood / 240 x 120cm Purchased 2021 with funds from Anne Best through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane BARAYUWA MUNUNGGURR Djapu people Australia b.1980 Garapana 2021 Metal with natural pigments / 48 x 14cm / Courtesy: Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre, Yirrkala DJAKAPURRA MUNYARRYUN Wangurri people Australia b.1973 Macassan-style ceremonial sword 2021 Metal and synthetic twine / 88 x 7cm / Courtesy: Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre, Yirrkala MARGARET RARRU Liyagawumirr people Australia b.1940 Dhomala (Macassan canoe sail) 2019–20 Woven pandanus ( Pandanus spiralis ), hand-rolled kurrajong ( Brachychiton populneus ) bark string / 150 x 281cm / Commissioned 2019 with funds from the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane UNKNOWN ARTIST Australia Macassan-style ceremonial sword c.2017 Metal and bark-fibre string / 65 x 6cm / Courtesy: Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre, Yirrkala UNKNOWN ARTIST Australia Macassan-style ceremonial sword c.2005 Metal / 82 x 12cm / Courtesy: Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre, Yirrkala UNKNOWN ARTIST Australia Macassan style ceremonial sword c.2016 Metal / 85 x 16cm / Courtesy: Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre, Yirrkala