Beyond the Future: Papers from the Third Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art

artists of the region to bring this project to reality. The efforts of these people epitomise the cooperation and collaboration that lies at the heart of the success of this project. I also should thank the sponsors of the exhibition, in particular the Queensland Government, but also the corporate sponsors because it is through the generosity of the sponsors that we are able to bring this Triennial to the people. I want to thank each and every one of you for your participation in whatever form today and in the time ahead in wh ich you wil l be involved . And lastly I want to thank all of those people who will come to the exhibition either physically or onl ine because it is all being done for you , it is all being done in the hope of building a better understanding between the people and the cultures of the reg ion . That is the great value and function of art and with an exh ibition of this quality we can only be optim istic about life. 24