22nd Biennale of Sydney

APCCI proud of the art of Victoria Santa Cruz & Fatima Rodrigo Gonzales exhibited in the Biennale of Sydney 2020 and available online via Google Arts & Culture.

Biennale of Sydney brings NIRIN online on Google Arts & Culturet

Sydney, Australia: Starting today, artworks from the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, titled NIRIN, can be explored online at Google Arts & Culture. https://about.artsandculture.google.com/

Thanks to this new virtual exhibition, titled NIRIN: Art from the Edge, audiences from across the globe will be able to experience the 22nd Biennale of Sydney at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Artspace, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Cockatoo Island, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia and the National Art School, in just a few clicks at. g.co/NIRIN.

NIRIN, meaning _edge_, is a word from Artistic Director Brook Andrew’s mother’s Nation, the Wiradjuri people of western New South Wales, Australia. NIRIN: Art from the Edge inspires audiences to explore the artworks using the same original themes, in Wiradjuri language, that inspired the Biennale: Muriguwal Giiland (different stories), Bila (river: environment), Gurray (transformation), Ngawal- Guyungan (powerful-ideas: the power of objects), Dhaagun (earth: sovereignty and working together), Yirawy-Dhuray (yam-connection: food) and Bagaray-Bang (healing).

Through virtual tours, people can journey through the exhibition across all six locations, viewing artworks, learning about the artists or diving into the high-resolution images and videos.

Key highlights of the Biennale on Google Arts and & Culture include:

• Rich content surrounding Tony Albert’s works  Healing Land, Remembering County https://artsandculture.google.com/story/3AVx0pN1x7tgOw and  Brothers (The Prodigal Son), https://artsandculture.google.com/story/NwVhxGsXKZVnMQ allowing audiences to experience these powerful works through captivating video, podcast and a creative activity https://artsandculture.google.com/story/rQVx0FOsSBS8qg to do at home.
• Immersive audio-vision of Lhola Amira’s Philisa: Ditaola  https://artsandculture.google.com/story/LQUh6tny1LNFrA encouraging audiences to experience Amira’s portrayal of memory and rejuvenation through song.
• The dramatic collection of objects in Karla Dickens’ installation A Dickensian Circus https://artsandculture.google.com/story/GwVBdd3lULgftw at the Art Gallery of New South Wales vestibule, as told through video, imagery, immersive 360-degree navigation and an interview with Artistic Director, Brook Andrew.
• The performance art of Latai Taumoepeau’s work  The Last
  Resort https://artsandculture.google.com/story/tQVBiN8etG_irA which explores the fragility and vulnerability of saltwater ecologies and communities of Pacific Island nations in Oceania, is explored through video, images and 360-degree navigation.

• Users are able to discover Ibrahim Mahama’s large scale installation  No Friend but the https://artsandculture.google.com/story/YQUxeX2xUAukNg Mountains 2012-20 https://artsandculture.google.com/story/YQUxeX2xUAukNg which dresses the entirety of the interior Turbine Hall at Cockatoo Island with jute sacks, and learn more about Ibrahim’s practice through detailed video and imagery.
• Texts, imagery and an excerpt of Aziz Hazara’s video work Bow Echo, https://artsandculture.google.com/story/7wXxFDfsklpr3Q as premiered at the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, where five boys climb and try to stay perched atop a large rock, battered by high winds.
•  Three bodies of work https://artsandculture.google.com/story/QgUBvPy1skfJ-w by visual activist and photographer Zanele Muholi that look at the politics of race, gender and sexuality, allowing audiences to explore their works through detailed images and listen to an in-depth artist talk.

Barbara Moore, Chief Executive Officer, Biennale of Sydney, said: ‘A lot of people have been unable to experience the physical artworks of NIRIN in the way they may have imagined. Thanks to Google, artists in NIRIN are now able to share their work with the world, bringing people, ideas, and stories closer together. The Biennale of Sydney team is extremely grateful to all participating artists for their generosity in allowing us to present their artworks in new and compelling ways. Through the enormous support of Google Arts & Culture team and the
commitment of everyone that has participated and supported the Biennale, we have delivered a virtual exhibition that conveys the essence of NIRIN, inspiring conversation and action through meaningful experiences.’

Amit Sood, Director, Google Arts & Culture, said: “I’m inspired by the Biennale of Sydney, not just because of the rich and immersive art, but also because of the creativity, resilience and openness of the Biennale team and the artists to explore a new way for audiences to experience the exhibition. We are thrilled that audiences around the world will be able to explore this fantastic exhibition online on Google Arts & Culture”.

https://www.biennaleofsydney.art/