Exhibitions / Hoda Afshar, Vernon Ah Kee, Richard Bell, Peter Kennedy, Warraba Weatherall
‘25th Biennale of Sydney, Rememory’

Mar 14 – Jun 14, 2026 Sydney, multiple locations

Behrouz Boochani, Hoda Afshar and Vernon Ah Kee, ‘Code Black/Riot’ 2025 Installation view, Rememory, The Biennale of Sydney, Chau Chak Wing Museum, The University of Sydney Photo: David James, This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body. 1 / 18

Behrouz Boochani, Hoda Afshar and Vernon Ah Kee, ‘Code Black/Riot’ 2025 Installation view, Rememory, The Biennale of Sydney, Chau Chak Wing Museum, The University of Sydney Photo: David James, This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body. 2 / 18

Behrouz Boochani, Hoda Afshar and Vernon Ah Kee, ‘Code Black/Riot’ (2025), installation view, 25th Biennale of Sydney: Rememory, Campbelltown Arts Centre, 2026. Photo: Silversalt Photography, This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body. 3 / 18

Behrouz Boochani, Hoda Afshar and Vernon Ah Kee, ‘Code Black/Riot’ (2025), installation view, 25th Biennale of Sydney: Rememory, Campbelltown Arts Centre, 2026. Photo: Silversalt Photography, This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body. 4 / 18

Behrouz Boochani, Hoda Afshar and Vernon Ah Kee, ‘Code Black/Riot’ (2025), installation view, 25th Biennale of Sydney: Rememory, Campbelltown Arts Centre, 2026. Photo: Silversalt Photography, This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body. 5 / 18

Behrouz Boochani, Hoda Afshar and Vernon Ah Kee, ‘Code Black/Riot’ (2025), installation view, 25th Biennale of Sydney: Rememory, Campbelltown Arts Centre, 2026. Photo: Silversalt Photography, This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body. 6 / 18

Warraba Weatherall, Setting Sun, 2026, aluminium, polymer resin, enamel, series of three: 100 x 40 x 15 cm each. Installation view, Rememory, The Biennale of Sydney, Chau Chak Wing Museum, The University of Sydney Photo: David James 7 / 18

Commissioned by Biennale of Sydney and Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain as part of the 25th Biennale of Sydney (2026). Photo: Mark Pokorny. Courtesy of the artist and Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain. 8 / 18

Left to right: Peter Kennedy, Chorus: From the Breath of Wings, 1993. …and the Utopias: they rise into the sky, turn pale, and disappear. The End of History, collection of James C. Sourris . Lulu: epilogue and prologue. Emissary. The Golden Light of the East, Collection of Michael Machin. Icarian Dreamer – with fallen words, collection of Michael Machin. The South, collection of Michael Machin. The Presence of the Past, collection of Michael Machin. Siren: The North - After Mayakovsky, collection of Michael Machin. The Square of Red. Canon, collection of James C. Sourris. Grave of the Enlighteners. Presented by the Biennale of Sydney. Courtesy the artist and Milani Gallery, Meanjin (Brisbane) © Peter Kennedy. 9 / 18

Peter Kennedy, Icarian Dreamer – with fallen words (Chorus: From the Breath of Wings), 1993. Presented by the Biennale of Sydney. Courtesy the artist and Milani Gallery, Meanjin (Brisbane) © Peter Kennedy. 10 / 18

Peter Kennedy, Icarian Dreamer – with fallen words (Chorus: From the Breath of Wings), 1993. Presented by the Biennale of Sydney. Courtesy the artist and Milani Gallery, Meanjin (Brisbane) © Peter Kennedy. 11 / 18

Peter Kennedy, The Presence of the Past (Chorus: From the Breath of Wings), 1993. Presented by the Biennale of Sydney. Courtesy the artist and Milani Gallery, Meanjin (Brisbane) © Peter Kennedy. 12 / 18

Left to right: Peter Kennedy, Chorus: From the Breath of Wings, 1993. The Presence of the Past, The Square of Red, Canon. Presented by the Biennale of Sydney. Courtesy the artist and Milani Gallery, Meanjin (Brisbane) © Peter Kennedy. 13 / 18

Peter Kennedy, The Square of Red (Chorus: From the Breath of Wings), 1993. Presented by the Biennale of Sydney. Courtesy the artist and Milani Gallery, Meanjin (Brisbane) © Peter Kennedy. 14 / 18

Left to right: Peter Kennedy, Chorus: From the Breath of Wings, 1993. The South, The Presence of the Past, The Square of Red, Siren: The North - After Mayakovsky, Canon. Presented by the Biennale of Sydney. Courtesy the artist and Milani Gallery, Meanjin (Brisbane) © Peter Kennedy. 15 / 18

Left to right: Peter Kennedy, Chorus: From the Breath of Wings, 1993. The End of History, The Golden Light of the East, Icarian Dreamer – with fallen words, The Presence of the Past, Lulu: epilogue and prologue, …and the Utopias: they rise into the sky, turn pale, and disappear, The Square of Red, Emissary, Canon, Siren: The North - After Mayakovsky. Presented by the Biennale of Sydney. Courtesy the artist and Milani Gallery, Meanjin (Brisbane) © Peter Kennedy. 16 / 18

Left to right: Peter Kennedy, Chorus: From the Breath of Wings, 1993. …and the Utopias: they rise into the sky, turn pale, and disappear, Lulu: epilogue and prologue, Emissary, The End of History, The Golden Light of the East, Icarian Dreamer – with fallen words, The South, Siren: The North - After Mayakovsky, The Presence of the Past. Presented by the Biennale of Sydney. Courtesy the artist and Milani Gallery, Meanjin (Brisbane) © Peter Kennedy. 17 / 18

Left to right: Peter Kennedy, Chorus: From the Breath of Wings, 1993. …and the Utopias: they rise into the sky, turn pale, and disappear. The End of History, collection of James C. Sourris . Lulu: epilogue and prologue. Emissary. The Golden Light of the East, Collection of Michael Machin. Icarian Dreamer – with fallen words, collection of Michael Machin. The South, collection of Michael Machin. The Presence of the Past, collection of Michael Machin. Siren: The North - After Mayakovsky, collection of Michael Machin. The Square of Red. Canon, collection of James C. Sourris. Grave of the Enlighteners. Presented by the Biennale of Sydney. Courtesy the artist and Milani Gallery, Meanjin (Brisbane) © Peter Kennedy. 18 / 18

The Biennale of Sydney: 'Rememory', opens on March 14. The 25th edition of the biennale curated by Hoor Al Qasimi features works by Hoda Afshar, Vernon Ah Kee, Richard Bell, Peter Kennedy, and Warraba Weatherall.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.

More information is available here.

Exhibition Artworks

Behrouz Boochani, Hoda Afshar and Vernon Ah Kee, ‘Code Black/Riot’ 2025 Installation view, Rememory, The Biennale of Sydney, Chau Chak Wing Museum, The University of Sydney Photo: David James — Behrouz Boochani, Hoda Afshar and Vernon Ah Kee, ‘Code Black/Riot’ 2025 Installation view, Rememory, The Biennale of Sydney, Chau Chak Wing Museum, The University of Sydney Photo: David James, This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.

Behrouz Boochani, Hoda Afshar and Vernon Ah Kee, ‘Code Black/Riot’ (2025), installation view, 25th Biennale of Sydney: Rememory, Campbelltown Arts Centre, 2026. Photo: Silversalt Photography — Behrouz Boochani, Hoda Afshar and Vernon Ah Kee, ‘Code Black/Riot’ (2025), installation view, 25th Biennale of Sydney: Rememory, Campbelltown Arts Centre, 2026. Photo: Silversalt Photography, This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.

Behrouz Boochani, Hoda Afshar and Vernon Ah Kee, ‘Code Black/Riot’ (2025), installation view, 25th Biennale of Sydney: Rememory, Campbelltown Arts Centre, 2026. Photo: Silversalt Photography — Behrouz Boochani, Hoda Afshar and Vernon Ah Kee, ‘Code Black/Riot’ (2025), installation view, 25th Biennale of Sydney: Rememory, Campbelltown Arts Centre, 2026. Photo: Silversalt Photography, This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.

Warraba Weatherall, Setting Sun, 2026, aluminium, polymer resin, enamel, series of three: 100 x 40 x 15 cm each. Installation view, Rememory, The Biennale of Sydney, Chau Chak Wing Museum, The University of Sydney Photo: David James

Not Invited — Richard Bell Not Invited 2026, acrylic on canvas, two panels, 240 x 180cm each, 240 x 260 cm overall

Freedom Riders — Freedom Riders 2026, acrylic on canvas, 200 x 300 cm

Chorus — Left to right: Peter Kennedy, Chorus: From the Breath of Wings, 1993. …and the Utopias: they rise into the sky, turn pale, and disappear. The End of History, collection of James C. Sourris . Lulu: epilogue and prologue. Emissary. The Golden Light of the East, Collection of Michael Machin. Icarian Dreamer – with fallen words, collection of Michael Machin. The South, collection of Michael Machin. The Presence of the Past, collection of Michael Machin. Siren: The North - After Mayakovsky, collection of Michael Machin. The Square of Red. Canon, collection of James C. Sourris. Grave of the Enlighteners. Presented by the Biennale of Sydney. Courtesy the artist and Milani Gallery, Meanjin (Brisbane) © Peter Kennedy.

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