MEASURE: QUEENSLAND

Edison Lane, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 2021.

This was a satellite work developed by Novak outside QAGOMA on Edison Lane in the Brisbane CBD. According to a report by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) the population of Queensland was 5,194,879 as of December 2020. The report estimated 4.18% of this population were gay, lesbian, or bisexual, which means a conservative estimate of queer communities in Queensland at that time sat at approximately 217,146 people. This estimate is conservative as it does not include the many queer identities beyond gay, lesbian, or bisexual.

Each queer life is represented by a coloured circle. There are 217,146 circles reflecting the estimate above. This helps visualise how large queer communities might be.

This work formed part of the 10th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT10). The photos of all work at QAGOMA were commissioned for APT10. Images courtesy Queensland Art Gallery l Gallery of Modern Art. Photography: Katie Bennett, Chloe Callistemon, Merinda Campbell, Marc Grimwade, Joe Ruckli, and Lee Wilkes.