Man & Wah: CELESTON

Man & Wah’s practice is a remedy to reconnect with nature and the cosmos, pondering the mystery and multilayered momentum that propels the cosmic process and its influence. Their work is an invitation for slowing down, to contemplate our inherent connection with nature within a cosmic context.

Drawn from Man & Wah’s extensive catalogue created over the past seven years, CELESTON is a curated amalgamation of audio, video and photographic material centred on the cosmic and botanical worlds. In the context of a global pandemic and the rise to dismantle systemic racism, creating the work was a form of self-directed learning – questioning the artists’ place in the events surrounding us all. CELESTON was created during the Museum of Brisbane (MoB) Artists @ Home residency in May-June 2020.

Museum of Brisbane is dedicated to supporting the city’s many talented artists, designers, writers, historians and storytellers. We invite artists to create works inspired by our city and engage our visitors in a global conversation. MoB Artists @ Home residency was designed to support artists and record their lived experience during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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