Installation ViewYessie Mosby, Torres Strait 8 · 2022

  • Art movementContemporary Installation
  • Creation date2022
  • MuseumBiennale of Sydney
Torres Strait 8Formed 2019 in Zenadh Kes (Torres Strait Islands)Yessie Mosby, Masig (Yorke Island)Kabay Tamu, Warraber (Sue Island)Keith Pabai, Boigu (Boigu Island)Stanley Marama, Boigu (Boigu Island)Nazareth Warria, Masig (Yorke Island)Ted Billy, Warraber (Sue Island)Daniel Billy, Warraber (Sue Island)Nazareth Fauid, Poruma (Coconut Island)Zenadh Kes (the Torres Strait Islands & surrounding seas) is experiencing climate crisis and urgent action is needed. The Torres Strait 8 are a collective who have taken a complaint against the Australian Government to the United Nations for failing to protect Zenadh Kes from climate damage, demanding that Australia reduce emissions, and immediately resource adaptation needs. This is the world’s first case of its kind.For rīvus, the Torres Strait 8 participate with a hybrid art-as-protest work led by Masig cultural practitioner Yessie Mosby. Yessie has carved a series of new totem poles from materials, pigments and fibres found on the Islands. The mythological totems share stories of ancestral beings in deep saltwater. These stories are interconnected with the current climate trauma the communities are experiencing; Mosby says,

Yessie Mosby, Torres Strait 8 (? – ?)

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About this artwork

  • Title: Installation View
  • Artist: Yessie Mosby, Torres Strait 8
  • Year: 2022
  • Format: Landscape
  • Copyright status: Under copyright
  • Where to see it: Biennale of Sydney
  • Creative period: Contemporary
  • Corpus context: indigenous storytelling, saltwater ancestral tales
  • Color palette: Earthy
  • Keywords: cultural storytelling, climate protest art, yessie mosby artist

Questions & Answers

Who is the author of "Installation View", and in which movement?

"Installation View" was created by Yessie Mosby, Torres Strait 8 in the Contemporary Installation style. Artist and movement identify the work's tradition.

What does "Installation View" share with the rest of Yessie Mosby, Torres Strait 8's output?

Within Yessie Mosby, Torres Strait 8's output, "Installation View" sits in the Contemporary Installation style, alongside the themes of indigenous storytelling, climate justice advocacy, saltwater ancestral tales, un complaint – protest art, totemic symbolism, island community voices, contemporary indigenous art, artist's activism focus.

What is the creation date of "Installation View" by Yessie Mosby, Torres Strait 8?

"Installation View" by Yessie Mosby, Torres Strait 8 was created in 2022.

How much light do the colors of "Installation View" appear to reflect?

The luminance recorded for "Installation View" by Yessie Mosby, Torres Strait 8 is dark.

How does "Installation View" balance light and dark?

"Installation View" is deep_shadow overall, and its luminance is dark.

Which artist is "Installation View" attributed to?

"Installation View" was created by Yessie Mosby, Torres Strait 8. The information on this page describes Yessie Mosby, Torres Strait 8's original work.

Who created "Installation View" and in what year?

Yessie Mosby, Torres Strait 8 made "Installation View" in 2022.

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