The first Aboriginal artist to represent Australia at the Venice Biennale since 1997, Tracey Moffatt’s My Horizon transformed the Australian Pavilion with her poignant narratives, which position desperate human journeys, border crossings and belonging as global concerns independent of a particular time or place.  My Horizon comprised two photographic series titled Body Remembers and Passage and two video works titled Vigil and The White Ghosts.  Body Remembers is a series of 10 photographs intended to evoke the lives of women who have undertaken domestic and emotional labour. Passage depicts a cast of characters acting out a series of “furtive encounters” on a deserted dock. Moffatt said, “Passage is a story as old as time itself. People throughout history and across cultures have always escaped across borders to seek new lives”.  Vigil is a video work that juxtaposes news footage of boats filled with dark-skinned refugees with close-ups of Western celebrities.  The piece, according to Moffatt, is “a blatant commentary on race”.

My Horizon was an exceptional experience, created with dedication, focus, discipline and a ferocious commitment by one of Australia’s most successful artists.