THE RAINBOW GENE

Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 2021.

Genomes are an organisms complete set of genetic instructions that allow it to grow and develop. There is still much to discover about genomes, genes, and chromosomes and why we are the way we are. The Rainbow Gene celebrates our biodiversity, the known, and the unknown.

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.