The title, 14 Days to Go, captures an ominous and uncertain countdown that is etched into the prison wall at the Old Melbourne Gaol. Does it make the days left until freedom, or execution, or something entirely unknown? Through the lens of one prisoner’s etched message, we open up questions about time, fate and the psychological weight of the unknown.
Through recognising the past and providing a space to explore speculative futures, we reveal the endurance that emerges through language and acts of defiance.
We would like to acknowledge the Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people of the Kulin nation, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which the ‘14 Days to Go’ exhibition has been curated, designed, and maintained. We acknowledge the art-making, play and creativity that the Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people have fostered on these lands. We acknowledge that sovereignty never ceded and we pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.
© MCD at RMIT University