A descendant of the Bidjara, Ghungalu and Garingbal peoples of central Queensland, Dale Harding’s multilayered practice addresses the complex and often painful histories of discrimination enacted against Aboriginal communities while paying particular homage to matrilineal female figures in his family.
Curated by Hannah Mathews, ‘Through a lens of visitation’ explores the artist’s relationship to his mother’s Country, Carnarvon Gorge, and includes a selection of existing works and a new commission in a first-time collaboration with his mother, textile artist, Kate Harding.
Dale Harding, Moonda and The Shame Fella, 2018, glass, xanthorrhea resin and lead, 3 parts: 210 × 12 × 2cm; 215 × 15 × 5cm; plinth 200 × 120 × 20cm. Collection of the artist. Courtesy the artist and Monash University Museum of Art, Melbourne
Monash University Museum of Art
Until 26 June 2021
Melbourne
