occupation studies: ngayanhurra bayarral Birrarung (they tried to tame Birrarung) is 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.
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.
Image: occupation studies: ngayanhurra bayarral Birrarung (they tried to tame Birrarung),video still, Tahlia Palmer andJasper Cohen-Hunter.
Koorie Heritage Trust
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The Public Galleries Association of Victoria (PGAV) acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners of the lands where our office is located, and all Traditional Owners of country throughout Victoria and Australia. We recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples enduring traditions and continuing creative cultures. We pay our respect to Elders past, present and emerging.
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