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Ilan Pasin Torres Strait Art

6 November – 31 January '98

Queensland is unique amongst all of the states in Australia in being the traditional home of two different Indigenous communities. The Torres Strait Islander people, who originate from the islands located between Australia and Papua New Guinea, have separate cultural traditions to the Aboriginal people of the mainland.

Ilan Pasin: Torres Strait Art is the first touring exhibition in Australia to examine the historical and contemporary works of the Torres Strait people.

Ilan Pasin translates from Creole as 'this is our way' and refers to the culture and lifestyle of the people, their way of doing everything. The exhibition has been developed by Torres Strait Islander curator Tom Mosby, originally from Yam Island and artist Brian Robinson who are showing their culture from an Islander perspective.

 

Selected installation images

 

Selected works

Allson Edrick TABUAI Snr.
Wene-wenel Gaugau Mawa (witch doctor) dance mask 1998
Allson Edrick TABUAI Snr.
Raindancer Dhibal
Ellen JOSÉ
Storm comin in up home 1989
Dr. Ken THAIDAY Snr.
Beizam (Hammerhead Shark) dance mask 1998
Allson Edrick TABUAI Snr.
Warrior Dhibal 1998

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