The Water Understands

Ralph Waldo Emerson’s poem ‘Water’ serves as a starting point to unpack the water’s metaphorical ability to imbue us with knowledge which is at the core of this exhibition – knowledge of the past, cultural knowledge, traditional knowledge, poetic knowledge, political knowledge, and aesthetic knowledge – knowledge systems which inform the artists and artworks in this exhibition.

This exhibition is supported by Sydney Festival 2025.

With: Miguel Angelo Libarnes, Leah Bullen, Michael Cook, Tamara Dean, Keg De Souza, Shaun Gladwell, Phillip George, Gregory Hodge, Anna Madeleine Raupach, Doug Schofield and Angela Tiatia.