222082405000
Unseen Country 3/50
This artwork created in collaboration with Kaiela Arts, Vivien Anderson Gallery, and Spacecraft Studio, represents a powerful meeting of practice, place, and community. Working on Yorta Yorta Country, I wanted to honour the connections between river systems, cultural materials, and the stories that continue to flow through this landscape and its people. These limited-edition prints are more than artworks — they are visual conversations about belonging, memory, and cultural continuity. Throughout my career, I have worked to reclaim and revitalise southeast Aboriginal art forms that were interrupted by colonisation. My practice often involves researching historical collections, reviving cultural materials, and bringing these ancestral techniques into contemporary contexts. Working with Kaiela Arts and the local community offered a meaningful opportunity to extend this approach on Yorta Yorta Country, where the river — the Goulburn, or Kaiela — holds both spiritual and cultural significance. It’s a place where stories, trade routes, and cultural practices have always intertwined. The collaboration with Spacecraft Studio allowed the making process to become another form of dialogue. Their printmaking expertise and respect for material experimentation aligned beautifully with my focus on process and texture — on transforming natural materials and microscopic imagery into works that speak of Country and connection. The printing process itself became ceremonial, with each layer, pigment, and impression reflecting the rhythm of our rivers and the knowledge embedded within them. Kaiela Arts has long been a place where cultural and creative knowledge is nurtured. To create these editions alongside emerging Yorta Yorta artists and community members was to be part of something collective and grounded. Each print carries that spirit — a sense of shared purpose and intergenerational knowledge exchange. This limited-edition of 52 prints, 12 on glass and 40 on paper stands as a celebration of collaboration, cultural resilience, and ongoing connection to Country. It acknowledges the importance of creative partnerships that respect both contemporary artistic practice and deep cultural heritage. Through this project, I hope to highlight the strength of our communities, the importance of working together across generations and disciplines, and the enduring vitality of southeast Aboriginal art. These works are a tribute to the land, the people, and the knowledge that continues to sustain us all.
