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Ties that bind

Ties that bind

COMING SOON - What binds us to home? What—or who—makes belonging possible? How do we carry our histories with us, and how do they shape the lands we inhabit?

To speak of home is to speak of a place both real and imagined: a geography, a memory, a sensation, an inheritance. For some, home is a fixed point - an anchoring landscape or a network of kinship. For others, it is an unstable terrain shaped by migration, colonial interruption, or historical displacement.

In Ties that bind, a group of Australian artists trace the fragile, resilient, complex threads that connect us to place and to one another. Their works reorient how we understand belonging - not as a singular ideal, but as a constellation of lived experiences shaped by Country, lineage, memory, trauma, and the promise of connection. The exhibition unfolds across intertwined thematic lines, inviting viewers to consider how personal and collective histories are held in the body, the land, and the imagination.

How do we carry our histories with us, and how do they shape the lands we inhabit? This exhibition proposes that the ties that bind us are made not only of geography, but of memory, care, struggle, imagination, and the enduring human desire to situate ourselves within a larger story. These threads, when woven together, form the map of who we are.

An Ipswich Art Gallery exhibition

COST: FREE
BOOKING: Facilitated and organised groups require a booking to visit this exhibition. No bookings are required for individuals to visit this exhibition. Opening Event | 27 June 2026 | 5:30pm-7:30pm
AGE: All ages welcome
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