06/08/2026
In the following excerpt, writer Shastra Deo reflects on the questions, narratives and collective processes woven throughout Mas{a/i}r . مسار . مسیر The Map of Nearness:
“We inherit many kinds of maps. Some emerge (and are violently erased) within the borders drawn by nation states; others are carried in gestures, stories, motifs, and acts of care. How do we orient ourselves when our inherited maps no longer show the way? What kinds of coordinates become possible when belonging cannot be secured through land or route or return? Through narrative inquiry and collective weaving, The Map of Nearness models belonging not as a fixed geography but a process of learning to orient towards each other.
The Map of Nearness comprises multiple panels: four grids that tell the personal journey and line of enquiry of each artist, one collective enquiry and weave bringing the collective together, and ruptured cartographies in progress that present entry points for continuing conversations with the public. Red yarn—threads of fate, or the colour that represents important roads, land grids, and boundaries in certain maps—knots panels together, entangling discrete narratives with unfinished gestures to past, present, and future; recording yearnings, kinships, and ruptures”
Continue the conversation with the artists at an upcoming Artist Talk:
27 August
6-7pm
rsvp → events.humanitix.com/the-map-of-nearness-artist-talk
To read 'Mas{a/i}r . مسار . مسیر The Map of Nearness: Orienting Towards One Another' in full, visit outerspacebrisbane.org/program/themapofnearness
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