occupation studies: ngayanhurra bayarral Birrarung (they tried to tame Birrarung)
KHT is proud to occupation studies: ngayanhurra bayarral Birrarung (they tried to tame Birrarung) a new multichannel audiovisual artwork by artist Tahlia Palmer (Yuwaalaraay/Gamilaraay and mixed European descent), developed in collaboration with Jasper Cohen-Hunter (Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung). Through immersive sound and moving image, Palmer and Cohen-Hunter interrogate the colonial occupation and regulation of the Birrarung (Yarra River), revealing how non-First Peoples altered a living waterway that had sustained Wurundjeri people for countless generations.
Click HERE to download a large print copy of the artwork labels in the exhibition.
Exhibition Room Booklet
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KHT acknowledges and pays respect to the Wurundjeri people for their ongoing and enduring connection to, and custodianship of, the lands and waterways of the Birrarung.
We gratefully acknowledge the generous support of our exhibitions partners:
