shared:ground
Curated by Lisa Waup
shared:ground brings together seven First Nations artists who embrace the experimentation and innovation currently occurring in contemporary Indigenous art. Collectively creating from a foundation grounded in the ancient tradition of storytelling, each artist brings with them a unique and considered perspective.
Curated to capture an unseen element present in their work, the exhibition explores the hidden motivation compelling each artist to create and innovate. This is shown through experimental printmaking techniques, body adornment that brings new life into materials and raw ochres that embody Country itself. Through the stitching, binding, holding, and shaping an interconnectedness is formed. shared:ground aims to understand these threads of connection and celebrates the unique methods of creation that each artist holds.
What we carry
A time of no destruction from the colony.
A time where we had a wealth of cultural knowledge.
A time where the land gave us all the resources we needed as long as we cared for it.
A time of harvesting an abundance of rushes.
A time where weaving was always being passed down generations.
A time of loss, destruction and heartache.
A time where we were punished for practicing any culture.
A time where we were removed from family.
A time where weaving was almost lost.
A time of reconnecting to family and culture.
A time of reviving cultural practices that were lost.
A time of innovation.
A time of saving the land, people and culture from colonial destruction.
A time where we rise up.
Photo: Andrew Curtis