Join us for the opening of two new exhibitions.

Marianna Simnett’s Creature brings together three of her most important works for her first exhibition in Australia. Simnett gained global attention for her visceral, theatrical video works, which draw upon conventions of storytelling and folklore to explore the body as a site of transition. Often featuring the artist performing alongside a cast of non-actors, her works speak to the relationships we develop with our bodies—shifting between control and violence, phobia and dysmorphia—as they undergo intervention and transformation. Hear from the artist in conversation with IMA Director Liz Nowell at 5pm.

Sancintya Mohini Simpson’s exhibition Kūlī Nām Dharāyā / They’ve Given You the Name ‘Coolie’ in the IMA Belltower evokes the lived experiences of indentured labourers taken from India to Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) to work on sugar plantations during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Continuing to trace her familial history, Simpson creates a new archive that speaks to shared narratives of indentured labour.

The exhibitions will open with a Welcome to Country with Songwoman Maroochy at 4.15pm.