“the canoe obeys the wind.”
a usiusi faʻavaʻasavili is a Gagana Sāmoan proverb translating to “the canoe obeys the wind,” and is the curatorial theme of the current TarraWarra Biennial as it moves across the waters to reframe the relationships between Australia and archipelagos in south/southeast Asia and south/southwest Great Ocean. Curated by Dr Léuli Eshrāghi, provides a platform for fifteen carefully considered artists and collectives to explore a myriad of concepts that narrate experiences of The Great Ocean connecting Indigenous people across regions, evoking a neighbourly gesture between cultures
