The politics of air: Goma’s blockbuster exhibition is an ‘incredibly powerful’ ode to an element

And as Water opened, Barlow had already begun the curatorial process for its sequel. And what could possibly be political/divisive/controversial about air, the invisible substance that sustains life on Earth?Sign up for our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning

As Goma’s director, Chris Saines, observed in his speech marking the opening of Air on the weekend: “These kinds of thematically driven exhibitions can seem quite abstract and esoteric. Until, of course, they’re not.”Morawska was something of a guest of honour at the exhibition’s opening.

The giant installation of silver spheres commands the museum’s central hall, seeming – impossibly – both reflective and semi-transparent. On the surrounding walls hangs a series of framed strips of paper tape, produced by air pollution monitoring machines titled We do not all breathe the same air, reflecting the Argentinian artist’s preoccupation with the politics of air.

In Yhonnie Scarce’s Cloud Chamber, hundreds of hand-blown glass pendants contain a pocket of contaminated air from Emu Field and Maralinga. Behind it is Rainbow Herbicides by Thu Van Tran.

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