occupation studies: ngayanhurra bayarral Birrarung (they tried to tame Birrarung)
Highlights
- Experience immersive sound and moving images that explore the colonial history of the Birrarung River.
- Discover the artistic collaboration between Tahlia Palmer and Jasper Cohen-Hunter at Fed Square in Melbourne.
- Engage with a thought-provoking narrative that reveals the impact of non-First Peoples on a vital waterway.
- Reflect on the cultural significance of the Yarra River, sustaining the Wurundjeri people for generations.
occupation studies: ngayanhurra bayarral Birrarung (they tried to tame Birrarung) is a new multichannel audiovisual artwork by artist Tahlia Palmer (Yuwaalaraay/Gamilaraay and mixed European descent), developed in collaboration with Jasper Cohen-Hunter (Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung).
Through immersive sound and moving image, Palmer and Cohen-Hunter interrogate the colonial occupation and regulation of the Birrarung (Yarra River), revealing how non-First Peoples altered a living waterway that had sustained Wurundjeri people for countless generations.
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