Curated by Clinton Nain, ‘Carved out of Life: The next generation’ highlights the importance and significance of a forgotten medium, emu egg carving – an ancient tradition that has evolved over hundreds of generations in Australian Aboriginal communities.
Beginning with etched eggs, used as water carriers and carved with implements like mussel shells, the tradition continues today with a new age of artists adding to the rich and diverse beauty of this artform. The exhibition will feature eggs held in the Koorie Heritage Trust’s Collection alongside works from the Clinton Nain Collection, as well as new works by each of the artists: Esther Kirby, Jenny Singh, Adrian Morgan and sons, Lucy Williams-Connolly and Talgium Edwards.
Koorie Heritage Trust
Until 2 October, 2016
Melbourne
Aunty Esther Kirby, Emu Egg, 2009, Koorie Heritage Trust Collection
Photograph: Graham Baring
Courtesy Koorie Heritage Trust
