ngaratya (together, us group, all in it together)
14/05/2023 - 02/03/2025
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Nici Cumpston Artists (L-R) Raymond Zada, Kent Morris, Zena Cumpston, Adrianne Semmens, and David Doyle on the road to Menindee Barkandji/Barkindji Country , 2022- Image Credit
- Photo: Nici Cumpston Courtesy the artist
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Raymond Zada, Barkandji people Bloodline , 2023 (detail)- Materials
- 12 etched acrylic panels, enamel paint
- Dimensions
- irregular, overall height 208.9 cm, width 317.4 cm
- Image Credit
- Adelaide, Kaurna Country, Installation view: Bunjil Place Gallery, Courtesy of the artist, Photo: Christian Capurro ,
About the exhibition
Barkandji/Barkindji artists share travels together on Country.
ngaratya (together, us group, all in it together) brings together six Barkandji/Barkindji artists:NiciCumpston, Zena Cumpston, David Doyle, Kent Morris, Adrianne Semmens, and Raymond Zada.
Several trips together on Country provided a rich foundation for the collective to create newly commissioned works that explore and illuminate their Ancestral connection and homelands. The artists spent time travelling together, engaging with cultural landscapes, their Elders, community, and each other, resulting in an immersive installation that comes collectively from their hearts. Featuring soundscape, moving image, screendance, carving, weaving, printmaking, and photography, ngaratya offers a warm invitation into Barkandji/Barkindji Country and belonging.
About the artists
Curators: Nici Cumpston and Zena Cumpston
Artists: Nici Cumpston, Zena Cumpston, David Doyle, Kent Morris, Adrianne Semmens, and Raymond Zada.
Touring Venues
and Dates
- Bunjil Place Gallery (VIC) 14/05/2023 - 03/09/2023
- Broken Hill Art Gallery (NSW) 03/05/2024 - 28/07/2024
- Currently at: QUT Art Museum (QLD) 29/11/2024 - 02/03/2025
Partners
ngaratya (together, us group, all in it together) is a Bunjil Place Gallery exhibition, curated by Nici Cumpston and Zena Cumpston, touring with NETS Victoria.
Sponsors
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Visions of Australia program and has received development assistance from NETS Victoria’s Exhibition Development Fund, supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.
