Biennale of Sydney Panel In Conversation at Lismore Regional Gallery
6-7pm Wed 21 Apr 2021
Biennale of Sydney Panel In Conversation at Lismore Regional Gallery with Jose Roca Artist Director Biennale of Sydney, Lismore Mayor Vanessa Ekins and Bundjalung artist Kylie Caldwell.In a time of climate crisis and world population boom, how do we protect one of the most vital resources for life on the planet?
Join José Roca, Artistic Director of the 23rd Biennale of Sydney, in conversation with Lismore City Council Mayor, Vanessa Ekins as they explore their shared experiences of land care, water management, research and the importance of social and environmental justice to local communities. Claudie Frock, Community Engagement Officer at Lismore Regional Gallery, will facilitate the discussion. Explore the critical relationship between art, science and water through this discussion presented by Lismore Regional Gallery and Biennale of Sydney.
Where Lismore Regional Gallery Event Space
When: April 21 2021
Time: 6-7pm
*Auslan interpreted & wheelchair accessible venue
View the recording of this talk now online>
José Roca Bio
José Roca is the Artistic Director of the 23rd Biennale of Sydney (2022). He is a curator and Artistic Director of FLORA ars+natura, an independent space for contemporary art in Bogotá, and curator of the LARA collection, Singapore. He was the Estrellita B. Brodsky Adjunct Curator of Latin American Art at Tate, London (2012-2015) and managed the arts program at the Banco de la República (MAMU) in Bogotá. José was a co-curator of the I Poly/graphic Triennial in San Juan, Puerto Rico (2004), the 27th Bienal de São Paulo, Brazil (2006) and was the Artistic Director of Philagrafika 2010. He served on the awards jury for the 52nd Venice Biennial (2007) and is the author of Transpolitical: art in Colombia 1992-2012 (with Sylvia Suárez), and Waterweavers: A Chronicle of Rivers (with Alejandro Martín).
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