While biennales globally have championed the use of satellite sites – raw warehouses, disused factories, churches and island outposts – the compulsion to dwell on the wow has often been to the detriment of more subtle conversations at the edge.
For this year’s Biennale of Sydney – titled NIRIN, a Wiradjuri word meaning edge – Aboriginal artist and Artistic Director Brook Andrew has created a broad reaching exhibition that amplifies the grass roots – or the edges.
