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

how much the issue is important in industrial ised western societies . The disappearance of almost all rites, symbols and signs linked to death proves the desire of obl ivion of human condition in favour of an hedonistic superficial attitude. Certainly many artists see this as a dangerous move. This serious concern , and not any macabre thought, has driven us to organ ise this uncommon exhibition. *Ed itors' Note: References by the author to 'the exh ibition' throughout this paper refer to the exh ibition 'La mort n'en saura rien', and not to the APT. References to 'North' and 'South' are for European useage and are not used as extensively in Australia where the North/South divide does not apply. 94