Silences on Maps is an exhibition that reveals the hidden facets of Brisbane City.
Generally, maps are considered visual records of specific historical moments in the city. However, they have often excluded and erased groups, identities, and social issues that are not aligned with the creators of these maps.
Geographer J.B. Harley (1988) referred to these instances as “silences on maps”. Historical examples of such practices exist in various places worldwide, particularly in Australia, where the proclamation of Terra Nullius erased Aboriginal people, culture, and identity from the map creating a tabula rasa for colonial practices. Countering these practices, scholars and artists used counter-mapping techniques to map marginalized groups in cities, such as refugees, LGBTQ, and other underrepresented social and ecological issues.
Based on in-depth research on the architectural history of Brisbane’s demolitions in the 70s and 80s and the bordering practices of refugee resettlement within Brisbane and Logan regions, this exhibition proposes new mappings of the city using architectural and artistic mapping methods.
Exhibition participants: Dr. Joanne Choueiri and Carina Soleckhan
Brisbane Art and Design Walking Tours
NORTHSIDE: BAD Neighbourhood Walking Trail – Valley - Brisbane Art Design
This free low-impact walking trail will take guests into local creative spaces to discover Brisbane’s art and design scene. The tour on Saturday 20 May will meet at the Institute of Modern Art (IMA). The tour will take visitors to Mitchell Fine Art, Silence on Maps, JARDAN and 90 Seconds to Midnight by Matthew Newkirk before finishing back at IMA.
WHEN
Sat 20 May
10 – 11.30am
12 – 1.30pm
2 – 3.30pm
WHERE
MEETING POINT: Institute of Modern Art, 420 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, QLD 4006.
PRESENTED BY
Museum of Brisbane