Exhibitions  /  Vernon Ah Kee
‘nothing important happened today’

Sep 18 – Oct 2, 2021 Spring Hill Reservoir, Brisbane

Vernon Ah Kee Scratch the Surface 2020, Riot shields, charcoal, 10 parts: 88 x 48 x 4 cm each 1 / 8
nothing important happened here today exhibition walkthrough video 2021 2 / 8
Vernon Ah Kee Scratch the Surface 2020, Riot shields, charcoal, Installation view, 'nothing important happened today', Spring Hill Reservoir 3 / 8
Vernon Ah Kee Installation view, 'nothing important happened today', Spring Hill Reservoir 4 / 8
Vernon Ah Kee lynching I and lynching II 2018, Charcoal on Belgium linen and wooden plinth, Two works: 300 x 200 cm each 5 / 8
Vernon Ah Kee Installation view 2021, 'nothing important happened today', Spring Hill Reservoir 6 / 8
Vernon Ah Kee Kick the Dust 2019, Three channel video, colour, sound, 5 min 59 s 7 / 8
Vernon Ah Kee Kick the Dust 2019, Three channel video, colour, sound, 5 min 59 s 8 / 8

In 1841 the Old Windmill on Spring Hill was the site of the first public execution in the colony of Queensland: the hanging of two Aboriginal men. Their public hanging was strategic, designed to be a brutal warning from colonial forces to Indigenous people of the area. In the underground spaces of the adjoining Spring Hill Reservoir, Vernon Ah Kee's installation draws attention to past acts of violence at this site, connecting them to the contemporary experience of Aboriginal people today.

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Exhibition Artworks

Kick the Dust
Vernon Ah Kee Kick the Dust 2019, Three channel video, colour, sound, 5 min 59 s
Kick the Dust
Vernon Ah Kee Kick the Dust 2019, Three channel video, colour, sound, 5 min 59 s
lynching I and lynching II
Vernon Ah Kee lynching I and lynching II 2018, Charcoal on Belgium linen and wooden plinth, Two works: 300 x 200 cm each
Scratch the Surface
Vernon Ah Kee Scratch the Surface 2020, Riot shields, charcoal, 10 parts: 88 x 48 x 4 cm each

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