‘Affirmation’ is a phrase that encapsulates both truth-telling and the feeling of validation. It’s also the name of a photographic group exhibition celebrating the stories of First Nations peoples, historically obscured and manipulated. Paola Balla (Wemba Wemba, Gunditjmara), Deanne Gilson (Wadawurrung), Tashara Roberts (Dja Dja Wurrung, Yorta Yorta) and Pierra Van Sparkes (Pibbulman) – multidisciplinary Indigenous artists will share what is personal to narratives about place, ancestral identity and cultural pride. Live stream tours are available online as well as a video exhibition and catalogue.
Paola Balla (Wemba Wemba, Gunditjmara), The Mok Mok Cooking Show II, 2016, digital pigment print on 188gsm photorag, 60 x 84cm. Collection of the artist. Courtesy the artist and Koorie Heritage Trust, Melbourne
Koorie Heritage Trust
29 April to 23 August 2020 (online)
Melbourne
