Manus Island

Sarah Bowen, Darren Bryant, Liz Deckers, Rebbeckah Evans, Louise Irving, Joanna Kambourian, Tim Mosely, Griffith Centre for Creative Arts Research

"The idea of paper balloons being able to cross boundaries was the initial idea for the Codex Event. The balloons became a metaphor for the plight of refugees who also tried to cross boundaries to freedom. They finally took the form of a book which when opened takes the shape of a boat. The names for the 'boats' are the names of detention centres used by the Australian federal government." -- From artists' statement.