Judy Watson introduces her woven net bronze sculpture 'tow row'

Judy Watson's work is deeply connected to concealed histories, the significance of objects and the power of memory and loss. She was born in Mundubbera in south-east Queensland but the spirit of much of her work stems from the Waanyi homeland of her grandmother and great-grandmother in north-west Queensland.

In 'tow row', Judy Watson has responded to this site close to the Brisbane River by referencing woven nets used by Aboriginal people of the area, acknowledging the traditional owners of the site and their everyday fishing activities on the river and local saltwater waterways.

Judy Watson's 'tow row' was realised as a Queensland Indigenous Artist Public Art Commission. This QAGOMA initiative, part of the GOMA's tenth anniversary celebrations, aimed to visibly acknowledge the contribution of Queensland Indigenous artists and the continuous role played by Indigenous Australians in the cultural life of this country.

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Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) entrance
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Permanent display
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Judy Watson, Waanyi people, Australia b.1959 / 'tow row' 2016 / Bronze / 193 x 175 x 300cm / Commissioned 2016 to mark the tenth anniversary of the opening of the Gallery of Modern Art. This project has been realised with generous support from the Queensland Government, the Neilson Foundation and Cathryn Mittelheuser, AM, through the QAGOMA Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Judy Watson

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