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IMA
Bellt
ower
at
the
Judi
th W
right
Cen
tre
of C
onte
mpo
rary
Art
s
IMA
Bellt
ower
, a y
ear-
long
pro
gram
ded
icat
ed to
Que
ensl
and
art e
xplo
ring
the
mea
ning
of
plac
e, is
cur
ated
by
Frej
a C
arm
icha
el. I
t is
supp
orte
d by
the
Que
ensl
and
Gov
ernm
ent t
hrou
gh A
rts
Que
ensl
and.
Frej
a C
arm
icha
el is
a N
gugi
wom
an b
elon
ging
to th
e Q
uand
amoo
ka P
eopl
e of
Mor
eton
Bay
. She
is a
cur
ator
wor
king
bro
adly
acr
oss
the
cultu
ral s
ecto
r with
art
ists
and
com
mun
ities
on
exhi
bitio
n
proj
ects
. Her
pas
t pro
ject
s ha
ve fo
cuss
ed o
n th
e pr
eser
vatio
n an
d pr
omot
ion
of F
irst N
atio
ns fi
bre
art a
nd c
olla
bora
tive
cura
toria
l app
roac
hes.
Car
mic
hael
rece
ntly
cur
ated
Aro
und
and
with
in, S
pace
Gal
lery
, Syd
ney
(201
8), a
nd w
as a
co-
cura
tor o
f The
Com
mut
e, In
stitu
te o
f Mod
ern
Art,
Bris
bane
(201
8). I
n 20
14, s
he re
ceiv
ed a
n Au
stra
lia C
ounc
il fo
r the
Art
s em
ergi
ng c
urat
oria
l fel
low
ship
and
the
2016
Nat
iona
l Gal
lery
of A
ustr
alia
Inte
rnat
iona
l Ind
igen
ous
Arts
fello
wsh
ip. I
n 20
17, s
he
was
aw
arde
d th
e in
augu
ral M
acqu
arie
Gro
up F
irst N
atio
ns e
mer
ging
cur
ator
aw
ard.
Fre
ja is
als
o
unde
rtak
ing
cura
toria
l pro
ject
s w
ith R
edla
nd A
rt G
alle
ry, T
he U
nive
rsity
of Q
ueen
slan
d Ar
t Mus
eum
,
and
is a
mem
ber o
f Bla
klas
h C
olle
ctiv
e.
420
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swic
k St
reet
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isba
ne Q
LD 4
006,
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tral
ia |
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org.
au |
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ima.
org.
au
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ning
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rsTu
esda
y–Sa
turd
ay 1
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–6pm
| Fi
rst T
hurs
day
of th
e m
onth
11a
m–9
pm
The
IMA
is s
uppo
rted
by
the
Que
ensl
and
Gov
ernm
ent t
hrou
gh A
rts
Que
ensl
and,
and
from
the
Vis
ual A
rts
Boar
d of
the
Aust
ralia
C
ounc
il fo
r the
Art
s, a
nd th
roug
h th
e V
isua
l Art
s an
d C
raft
Str
ateg
y, a
n in
itiat
ive
of th
e Au
stra
lian
Fede
ral,
Stat
e, a
nd T
errit
ory
Gov
ernm
ents
. The
IMA
is a
mem
ber o
f Con
tem
pora
ry A
rt O
rgan
isat
ions
Aus
tral
ia.
Man
dy Q
uadr
ioTh
e C
ount
ry W
ithin
Exhi
bitio
n G
uide
Inst
itute
of M
oder
n Ar
t
22 J
une–
17 A
ugus
t 201
9
COMMIS
SION
E R S
CI R
CL
E
IMA
Bellt
ower
at t
he J
udith
Wrig
ht C
entr
e of
Con
tem
pora
ry A
rts
is s
uppo
rted
by
the
Que
ensl
and
Gov
ernm
ent t
hrou
gh A
rts
Que
ensl
and.
IMA
Bellt
ower
Par
tner
s
IMA
Prin
cipa
l Sup
port
Bris
bane
-bas
ed a
rtis
t, M
andy
Qua
drio
is a
pal
awa
wom
an w
hose
Cou
ntry
is th
e C
oast
al P
lain
s N
atio
n an
d th
e O
yste
r Bay
Nat
ion
of N
orth
and
Eas
t Tas
man
ia. F
or m
any
Abor
igin
al p
eopl
e,
Cou
ntry
is b
oth
an e
xpan
sive
exp
erie
nce
and
phys
ical
spa
ce th
at c
onne
cts
ance
stra
l, sp
iritu
al,
cultu
ral,
and
hist
oric
al re
latio
nshi
ps w
ith th
e la
nd, w
ater
s, s
ky a
nd a
ll liv
ing
thin
gs. Q
uadr
io
expr
esse
s he
r pla
ce o
f con
nect
edne
ss th
roug
h w
orki
ng w
ith b
ull k
elp,
a n
atur
al m
ater
ial t
hat
embo
dies
mem
ory
and
lived
exp
erie
nces
of h
er C
ount
ry.
Bull
kelp
gro
ws
in th
e oc
eans
sur
roun
ding
Tas
man
ia, i
n la
rge
unde
rwat
er fo
rest
s th
at s
tret
ch
acro
ss v
ast d
ista
nces
. Ind
ivid
ual s
tran
ds c
an e
xten
d be
yond
thir
ty m
etre
s in
leng
th, w
ith th
eir
root
s sy
stem
s em
bedd
ed in
the
ocea
n flo
or. B
enea
th th
e ta
ll to
wer
s th
ere
exis
ts d
ynam
ic a
nd
com
plex
eco
syst
ems,
sup
port
ed b
y th
e nu
trie
nts
from
the
fert
ile s
anct
uarie
s of
the
kelp
.1 Alo
ng th
e co
astli
ne, k
elp
danc
es o
n th
e w
ater
’s s
urfa
ce, m
ovin
g w
ith th
e cu
rren
t and
sw
ell b
efor
e ar
rivin
g on
th
e sh
orel
ine.
The
emer
genc
e of
this
mat
eria
l fro
m th
e oc
ean
spea
ks to
the
rela
tions
hip
betw
een
wat
er a
nd la
nd.
Thes
e ar
e tw
o en
viro
nmen
ts th
at h
ave
neve
r bee
n se
para
ted
with
in A
borig
inal
cul
ture
. Sal
twat
er
and
fres
hwat
er p
eopl
e co
ntin
ue th
eir r
ich
hist
ory
of s
usta
inab
ly c
olle
ctin
g, fi
shin
g an
d ha
rves
ting
food
and
mat
eria
l gift
ed fr
om th
e w
ater
s. O
n Q
uadr
io’s
Cou
ntry
, as
isla
nd p
eopl
e, th
eir l
ong
and
harm
onio
us e
ngag
emen
t with
the
ocea
n is
refle
cted
in c
ultu
ral p
ract
ices
of u
sing
kel
p to
cre
ate
wat
er c
arrie
rs a
nd o
ther
obj
ects
of m
ater
ial c
ultu
re. T
he k
now
ledg
e an
d sk
ills
of w
orki
ng th
is d
ense
le
athe
r-lik
e m
ater
ial i
nto
dist
inct
form
s dr
aws
on w
isdo
m a
nd m
emor
ies
that
reac
h ba
ck th
roug
h ge
nera
tions
.
Qua
drio
app
lies
her i
nher
ent u
nder
stan
ding
of k
elp
and
exte
nds
the
prac
tices
of h
er a
nces
tors
. Sh
e cr
eate
s a
serie
s of
bod
y-lik
e sc
ulpt
ural
form
s fr
om d
iffer
ent v
arie
ties
of k
elp.
The
var
ying
sh
apes
, siz
es a
nd te
chni
ques
app
lied
to th
e fo
rms
are
influ
ence
d by
the
natu
re a
nd te
xtur
e of
the
orga
nic
mat
eria
l. Th
e ke
lp is
abl
e to
be
re-w
orke
d ov
er a
nd o
ver a
gain
. Eac
h ne
w it
erat
ion
carr
ies
rem
nant
s of
pre
viou
s fo
rms
that
flow
into
new
sto
ries.
Col
lect
ivel
y, th
e sc
ulpt
ures
com
e to
geth
er
in a
n in
stal
latio
n th
at e
voke
s th
e un
derw
ater
fore
sts
whe
re k
elp
thriv
es a
nd fl
ouris
hes.
The
gen
tle
mov
emen
t of t
he w
orks
refe
renc
e th
e sh
iftin
g na
ture
of s
easo
nal c
hang
es, s
torm
s, a
nd h
uman
ac
tivity
. Aga
inst
thes
e fo
rces
, the
bul
l kel
p ho
lds
stro
ng.
The
rege
nera
tive
and
reve
alin
g sp
irit o
f tid
al w
ater
link
to Q
uadr
io’s
ow
n ex
perie
nces
of u
ncov
erin
g an
d cl
aim
ing
pers
onal
, anc
estr
al, a
nd p
oliti
cal n
arra
tives
of h
er A
borig
inal
her
itage
. In
Spea
king
w
ith A
lizon
(201
9), h
idde
n hi
stor
ies
of th
e Au
stra
lian
colo
nial
exp
erie
nce
are
subt
ly re
veal
ed th
roug
h a
bulle
t bel
t bur
ied
amon
g th
e ke
lp. T
his
conf
ront
ing
obje
ct b
rings
to th
e su
rfac
e st
orie
s an
d ev
ents
su
rrou
ndin
g th
e at
tem
pted
ann
ihila
tion
of h
er p
eopl
e. A
s a
conc
eale
d el
emen
t, th
e bu
llet b
elt
invi
tes
a cl
ose
view
ing
expe
rienc
e.
Kel
p is
the
key
fabr
ic li
nkin
g pa
st a
nd p
rese
nt a
nd p
rovi
des
Qua
drio
with
bot
h a
grou
nded
and
flui
d se
nse
of w
here
she
com
es fr
om a
nd w
here
she
bel
ongs
. The
resi
lient
nat
ure
of k
elp
mirr
ors
the
resi
lienc
e of
pal
awa
cultu
re a
nd c
onne
ctio
n to
Cou
ntry
, a c
onne
ctio
n th
at h
as n
ever
bee
n ce
ded.
Man
dy Q
uadr
io, c
augh
t in
time,
201
9 Bu
ll ke
lp, o
chre
, and
bee
swax
Man
dy Q
uadr
io, d
anci
ng o
n te
brak
unna
, 201
9Bu
ll ke
lp, o
chre
, str
ing,
bee
swax
, met
al, a
nd
fishi
ng li
ne
Man
dy Q
uadr
io, T
eeke
ltoom
ee,
Wyb
aloo
berr
er, P
lenp
erre
nner
, 201
9Bu
ll ke
lp, o
chre
, ti t
ree,
rive
r ree
d, a
nd
bees
wax
Man
dy Q
uadr
io, f
rom
the
tide,
201
9Bu
ll ke
lp, o
chre
, ti t
ree
and
bees
wax
Man
dy Q
uadr
io, s
peak
ing
with
Aliz
on, 2
019
Bull
kelp
, bul
let b
elt,
and
bees
wax
Man
dy Q
uadr
io is
a B
risba
ne-b
ased
art
ist
wor
king
acr
oss
scul
ptur
e, in
stal
latio
n, a
nd
mix
ed m
edia
. As
a pr
oud
pala
wa
wom
an, h
er a
rt
prac
tice
brin
gs fo
rwar
d Fi
rst N
atio
ns h
isto
ries
and
self-
repr
esen
tatio
n. Q
uadr
io is
cur
rent
ly a
Doc
tora
t can
dida
te a
t Que
ensl
and
Col
lege
of
Art,
Griffi
th U
nive
rsity
. In
2018
she
hel
d he
r firs
t
solo
exh
ibiti
on, S
peak
ing
beyo
nd th
e Vi
trin
e
at M
etro
Art
s, B
risba
ne. R
ecen
t gro
up s
how
s
incl
ude:
Unl
eash
ed, a
rtis
an, B
risba
ne (2
018)
;
Arou
nd a
nd w
ithin
, Spa
ce G
alle
ry, S
ydne
y
(201
8); H
atch
ed N
atio
nal G
radu
ate
Show
, Per
th
Inst
itute
of C
onte
mpo
rary
Art
, Per
th (2
018)
; and
Mai
war
, Bris
bane
City
Cou
ncil,
Bris
bane
(201
8).
1
Brun
swic
k St
reet
Berwick Street
Acce
ss to
gro
und
floor
IM
A G
alle
ries
via
lift
4
3 2
5
Man
dy Q
uadr
io: T
he C
ount
ry W
ithin
2 3 4 5
1 Tas
man
ia's
Gre
at K
elp
Fore
st, 2
019,
htt
ps://
ww
w.d
isco
vert
asm
ania
.com
.au/
abou
t/ar
ticle
s/ta
sman
ias-
kelp
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