Szelit Cheung is among seventy artists, collectives and projects from more than 30 countries that are selected to feature in the eleventh chapter of the flagship Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) exhibition series, the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art. For the first time this Triennial includes creators from Saudi Arabia, Timor-Leste and Uzbekistan, while First Nations, minority and diaspora cultures hold a central place, as do the collective, performative and community-driven modes of artmaking that thrive in the region. Through nuanced approaches to storytelling, materials and technique the exhibition explores themes that resonate across these cultural landscapes, such as how we care for the natural and urban environments, protect and revive cultural heritage, and how histories of migration and labour shape experience today.
For the Asia Pacific Triennial, Cheung presents his paintings in a specially designed space whose ambiance and light-fall match those depicted on his canvases. Exhibition opens from 30 Nov 2024 to 27 April 2025.
