Eye of our Ancestors

Image: Charlotte Allingham, Sacred Flames will burn bright, 2018, A1 Digital print on 300gsm watercolor paper

Eye of our Ancestors presents five Indigenous female artists who poignantly reflect on their relationship with heritage.

Artists 

• Charlotte Allingham
• Deanne Gilson
• Genevieve Grieves
• Kelly Koumalatsos
• Amanda Wright

About the exhibition

Eye of our Ancestors presented the work of five Indigenous female artists who poignantly reflected upon, and proudly advocate for, a deeper relationship with heritage. The driving force behind each of their individual practices is a vital social activism and the creation of a powerful sense of cultural identity.

Charlotte Allingham, Deanne Gilson, Genevieve Grieves, Kelly Koumalatsos and Amanda Wright each deliver a strong connection to culture within their work, one that has been developed through the process of making; be it through working with traditional colours, symbolism or materials. Traditions are astutely re-defined through contemporary media to create courageous visual messages.

Reconnecting with, and reclaiming cultural practices, is a common thread throughout each of the artists here. Narratives of history are reframed by revisiting the violence and shame that has been forgotten and re-connecting with these voices. Only then can de-colonisation begin.

Through these works, connections with both individual and shared cultural heritage are forged, and past events mourned. New narratives are relayed with a vibrant contemporary voice and bold vision for the future. Listening to the past is listening to our Ancestors.

Installation images

Photography by Andrew Curtis. 

When

Location

ArtSpace at Realm, 179 Maroondah Hwy, Ringwood, 3134, Wurundjeri Country, View map