Turrangka . . . in the shadows brings together a decade of multidisciplinary artist James Tylor’s practice, which unpacks the histories of colonisation and its profound impact on Indigenous cultures. Tylor approaches his practice as a means of cultural repatriation. His imaging of the Australian landscape features physical interventions to photographic surfaces, including manual hand-colouring and the layering of Kaurna cultural designs using ochres sourced from Country. His “deleted” landscapes experiment with erasure methods through tearing, redacting, and scratching.
Featuring Tylor’s renowned daguerreotypes, expansive digital photographic series, and handmade Kaurna cultural objects.
James Tylor, (Deleted scenes) From an untouched landscape #14 (detail), 2013, inkjet print on Hahnemühle paper with hole removed to a black velvet void. © the artist. Courtesy the artist, Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne and N.Smith Gallery, Sydney
Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery
29 March to 25 May 2025
Melbourne
