From the 30th of July, travel to the Magnetic Island History Museum and Craft Centre located on the corner of Granite and Barbarra Streets, Picnic Bay, Yunbenun (Magnetic Island) to experience this impressive public artwork installation from Jenny Mulcahy.

Situated in a grove of trees only metres away from where the first quarantine tents were placed and the first graves dug, The Mark references pandemics that have impacted on civilisation through the ages and how we, as communities have responded to those unfortunate enough to become casualties.

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Linking past pandemics with the COVID-19 pandemic the world is currently experiencing, The Mark encourages audiences to reflect about time, place and our moment in history whilst referencing a variety of ‘marks’ that have been used throughout history to identify those infected with disease for example, the Bubonic plague black or red crosses on doors, the eight pointed green cross know as the St Lazarus Cross for Leprosy, and more recently the Grim Reaper for Aids or the microbe symbol for COVID-19.

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A committed environmentalist, Mulcahy is passionate about the land on which she lives, her work very much influenced by the amazingly diverse landscapes of north Queensland; the colours, textures and natural rugged formations. She says she is constantly in awe of this ancient land, a land we are so privileged to live upon…. a land so vast that many think its resources infinite …..And the unceasingly brave battle by those who know they are not.

The work is installed in the grounds of the Magnetic Museum (Magnetic Island History Museum and Craft Centre) located on the corner of Granite and Barbarra Streets, Picnic Bay, Magnetic Island.

The Magnetic Museum is open daily from 10am to 2pm except on Tuesdays.