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Dance Grounded in the Oldest Living Culture
Thomas E.S. Kelly talks about the connection between contemporary dance, and movement grounded in the oldest living culture that this planet currently has.
Dumpling Dreams with YEAHYEAHCHLOE
Dumpling Dreams with YEAHYEAHCHLOE
HOTA Collects: Anna Carey, Frank Street
Anna Carey creates fictional architecture sculptures that awaken our fragmented memories and imaginations. Framed by online research and kived experiences, her table-top-sized motels and hotels combine vignettes of her hometown of the Gold Coast, Los Angeles, Palm Springs, Miami, and Las Vegas.
HOTA Collects: Gordon Hookey, MURRILAND!
Brisbane-based Waanyi artist Gordon Hookey is one of Australia’s most compelling and politically charged artists, with his work foregrounding a number of political issues that account for the past and continuing oppression of Aboriginal Australians. MURRILAND! 2015-ongoing is a cycle of monumental paintings, depicting the history of Hookey’s Queensland through Aboriginal eyes.
In Conversation: Ramesh Marion Nithiyendran
Nithiyendran pushes the boundaries of ceramics from a decorative and conservative tradition into a contemporary field using an interplay of techniques.
Judy Watson: nerung ballun (Nerang River), freshwater, saltwater 2021
Take a glimpse behind the scenes of the outdoor installation from renowned Waayni artist Judy Watson, ‘nerung ballun (Nerang River), freshwater, saltwater‘.
More than dirt
The team at Karul Projects talk about the iconic moment when Gough Whitlam poured a handful of dirt into Vincent Lingiari's hand on 16 August 1975, symbolising the legal transfer of Wave Hill station back to the Gurindji people. The Gurindji became the first Aboriginal community to have land returned to them by the Commonwealth Government and would be a turning point - the start of the Aboriginal land rights movement for the rest of Indigenous Australia. The movement continues today, and is explored in Karul's production of SILENCE.
The Calm Within William Barton at HOTA Gallery
One of Australia’s leading Didgeridoo players and composers brings a heartbeat and soulful rhythm to Lyrical Landscapes: The Art of William Robinson. A fully immersive, sensory experience, the naturally entrenched artworks provide the inspiration for a unique and wholly original experience. A celebration of William’s continually growing legacy, his connection to community, and unrivalled talent, his residency is a feather in the cap for HOTA and an unbelievable opportunity to experience a generational talent. Australia’s Leading Didgeridoo player In Residence at HOTA, Home of the Arts.