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Yhonnie Scarce’s In Absence now permanently installed at Mona

Visitors to this year's Dark Mofo festival will be among the first to experience the monumental and moving installation in its new home.

16 Jun 2026 14:07

Jo Pickup

In Absence Mona Yhonnie Scarce: a photo of a large ciccular ashen-coloured wooden tower installed amongst trees on the edge of a river which is Berriedale Bay in Nipaluna/ Hobart.

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In Absence by Yhonnie Scarce and Edition Office is now permanently installed at Mona. Photo: Jesse Hunniford / Mona. Courtesy: the artists and Mona.

A stunning nine-metre-high timber tower installation by Kokatha/Nukunu artist Yhonnie Scarce and Melbourne architects Aaron Roberts and Kim Bridgland of Edition Office has been acquired by Hobart’s Museum of Old and New Art, and is now open to the public in its new permanent home overlooking Berriedale Bay.

Titled In Absence, the installation was originally chosen as the 2019 NGV Architecture Commission. It attracted strong critical attention at the time, and also received the Small Project Architecture Award at the National Architecture Awards in 2020.

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Jo Pickup

ArtsHub's Arts Feature Writer Jo Pickup is based in Perth. An arts writer and manager, she has worked as a journalist and broadcaster for media such as the ABC, RTRFM and The West Australian newspaper, contributing media content and commentary on art, culture and design. She has also worked for arts organisations such as Fremantle Arts Centre, STRUT dance, and the Aboriginal Arts Centre Hub of WA, as well as being a sessional arts lecturer at The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).