Asia Pacific Triennial Kids

Monster of Wants 2024, an activity space by Malaysian artist Egn, part of the 11th Asia Pacific Triennial, Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, 2024 / Photograph by Joe Ruckli © QAGOMA / View full image

When

14 Sep 2024 – 13 Jul 2025

Where

Gallery of Modern Art & Children's Art Centre

Admission

Free

About

The Children’s Art Centre is proud to present a collection of seven artist projects for Asia Pacific Triennial Kids. Children can explore their creativity through making and multimedia interactives and reflect on the experiences of others through drawing and video works by artists from India, Aotearoa New Zealand, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia / Palestine, Cambodia and Timor-Leste.

Asia Pacific Triennial Kids on Tour will be delivered to regional venues throughout Queensland.

Principal Benefactor

Rithika Merchant

If the Seeds Chose Where to Grow 2024
GOMA | Park Level

Indian artist Rithika Merchant creates paintings and collages that explore the idea of ‘terraformation’, or ‘Earth-shaping’ – the theoretical process of making a planet fit for human life. In this project children can help create a new world by adding elements – such as beings, plants and celestial bodies – to a projected landscape.

Okui Lala

'Have you ever tried to listen to the sound of Brisbane?' 2024
GOMA | Park Level

Malaysian artist Okui Lala creates video works exploring language and what is lost or changed when words are translated from one language to another. For Asia Pacific Triennial Kids, Okui invited bilingual and multilingual students from Brisbane’s West End State School to participate in two video projects.

Brett Graham

Wakuwaku 2024
GOMA | Park Level

Brett Graham (Ngāti Korokī Kahukura, Tainui / Aotearoa New Zealand) creates large-scale sculptures and installations that feature traditional Māori patterns. In this activity, children can apply patterns to a template by making rubbings of carved designs drawn from his work.

Dana Awartani

Unity Within Multiplicity
GOMA | Park Level

Dana Awartani is an artist from Palestine and Saudi Arabia who uses geometry to make drawings, videos and installations. For Asia Pacific Triennial Kids, Dana invites children to explore sacred geometry by adding colour and pattern to geometric designed templates.

Monster of Wants 2024, an activity space by Malaysian artist Egn, part of the 11th Asia Pacific Triennial, Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, 2024 / Photograph by Joe Ruckli © QAGOMA — *Monster of Wants* 2024, an activity space by Malaysian artist Egn, part of the 11th Asia Pacific Triennial, Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, 2024 / Photograph by Joe Ruckli © QAGOMA / View full image

Harold 'Egn' Eswar

Monster of Wants
GOMA | Park Level

Malaysian artist Harold ‘Egn’ Eswar often draws inspiration from street art to explore personal stories and memories through drawing. His project ‘Monster of Wants’ explores our endless desire for things by inviting children to create a drawing of a monster that reflects their wants.

Etson Caminha

My Kitchen Sounds
GOMA | Level 3

When Etson Caminha was a child, making music using recycled materials was a source of happiness and fun. Today, he creates sound-based artworks using natural elements, Timorese instruments and electronic equipment. In this interactive, children can experiment with music composition by selecting and layering pre-recorded videos.

Yim Maline

A Dream for the Future
GOMA | G1.4
Opening 9 November

Cambodian artist Yim Maline creates sculptures from found fabrics which explore her connection with nature. On display as part of 'Art Box for Kids', her project features drawings by students from Siem Reap, Cambodia, depicting their dreams for the future. Visitors can also make their own drawing of what they hope for.

Events

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Rithika Merchant

If the Seeds Chose Where to Grow 2024GOMA | Park Level

Okui Lala

'Have you ever tried to listen to the sound of Brisbane?' 2024GOMA | Park Level