Laura Rademaker (photo far-right) was in conversation with Maree Clark (second left) and Virginia Rigney (Canberra Museum and Gallery) as part of the HRC 50th anniversary event on July 29th 2024. Maree is a Yorta Yorta/Wamba Wamba/Mutti Mutti/Boonwurrung multi-disciplinary artist and curator, whose Visiting Fellowship in Canberra focuses around the Ginninderra River Reed Necklace made in 1862 on display at Canberra Museum and Gallery. The conversation, titled Time, place, everywhen “Practicing Reclaiming and Revival”, focussed on Maree’s work of of re-presenting the past by reviving indigenous cultural practices through reconstructing and synthesising art techniques. Laura reflected on how history can be communicated through objects and the inter-generational sharing of knowledge.
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The event was supported by ANU Humanities Research Centre, Canberra Museum and Gallery, Canberra Glassworks and the Ginninderry Conservation Trust. Read the event description by ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences. Photo and video supplied by the ANU Humanities Research Centre.
