Collective Ground - The View From Here

“I want people to understand that communities, while they may be separate, have Dreamtime stories that run through them.” – Collective Ground curator, Tui Raven.

On display until 14 November and returning in May 2022, Collective Ground explores deep time and the stories that flow through the land on which we all live — as told through the artworks of First Nations peoples across the state.

Curated by Yamaji Nyungar curator Tui Raven, this extraordinary exhibition brings together over 60 works, drawn from a collection of 129 pieces by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists from across Western Australia, acquired through The AGWA Foundation’s $1.5 million COVID Stimulus Package.

The pandemic has forced us to consider the way we live and how. Many of us have had to adjust from being in wide-open spaces to being contained in small spaces. It has been a time to reflect on the places we occupy, and the spaces we inhabit, internally and externally. Collective Ground asks the viewer to consider the ground on which they walk.

Credits:
Director/Editor: Dominic Pearce
Cinematography: Ben Berkhout, Daniel Craig, Dominic Pearce
Grip/Gaffer: Ed Martinez
Creative Producer/Story Director: Emma Pegrum
Creative Director: Ian Strange
Talent Coordinator: Claire Baronas
Assistant Editor: Steve Alyian
Sound Mix: Soundbyte

Original Music by Marc Earley
© 2021 Native Tongue Music Publishing Pty Ltd

Artworks©The Artists:
Agnes Yamboong Armstrong; Jakayu Biljabu; Angelina Guluwulla Karadada Boona; Nancy Chapman, Alysha Taylor and Wendy Nanji; Jennifer Mintaya Connelly; Janet Dreamer; Dallas Fletcher; Peggy Griffiths; Rohin (Dushong) Kickett; Yabini Kickett; Lily Long; Lucy Loomoo; Minnie Lumai; Kittey Ngyalgarri Malarvie; Patrick Mung Mung; Noreen Parker; R Ramsey; Spinifex Womens Collaborative 2020:Dora Parker; Ivy Lidla; Kanta Donnegan, Myrtle Pennington, Ngalpingka Simms, La La (Sophia) Brown and Tracey Simms; Muuki Taylor; Wokka Taylor; Tyrown Waigana; Corban Clause Williams; Tamisha Williams

Artworks©The artists / Licenced by Copyright Agency 2021:
Cynthia Burke; Katjarra Butler; Nancy Tjungupi Carnegie; Judith Yinyika Chambers; Kathleen Kanta Donegan; Mary Gibson; Bob Gibson; Narelle Holland; Timo Hogan; Ethel (Narelle) Kanpatja Holland; Ngarralja Tommy May; Ned Grant; Neville Niypula McArthur; Anawari Inpiti Mitchell; Lawrence Pennington; Kristabell Porter; Julie Porter; Tjawina Porter; Mervyn Street; Daisy Helen Tjupantarri Ward; Fred Ward; Lalla West; Angelina Woods; Donny Nyorna Woolagoodja