Art. Place. Ideas.
The Soils Project forum: Decoloniality and the Museum (recording)
Decoloniality and the Museum Recording from Sunday 20th August 2023. Listen a stimulating discussion recorded live in the Museum about multiple aspects of The Soils Project with Charles Esche, Director, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, the Netherlands; and Dr Victoria Lynn, Director, TarraWarra Museum of Art; in conversation with Dr Michelle Antoinette, Monash University. The title of The […]
The Soils Project: A Focus on First Nations discussion (recording)
A Focus on First Nations Recording from the discussion that took place on Sunday 8 October 2023. Artists Brooke Wandin (Wurundjeri) and Peta Clancy (Bangerang) in discussion with TarraWarra Director, Victoria Lynn about their works and the collaborative processes involved in The Soils Project. Having worked in close collaboration with the Wandoon Estate Aboriginal Corporation […]
Creative prompt: How to draw outdoors
How to Draw Outdoors with Sarah Metzner, Manager of Learning and Engagement at TarraWarra Explore the art of drawing and the importance of using all of your senses – as you connect on Country and create artwork from your individual and unique perspective. This is an exercise for all skill levels. Below you find some […]
The Soils Project: Diewke van den Heuvel
Diewke van den Heuvel speaks about her work Melting Heart. In this poetic ode, Diewke bears witness to the disappearing glacier. Climate change, a mostly hidden force, becomes visible as Diewke visits the Aletsch area in the Alps. The largest glacier of the Alps, melting rapidly, will vanish in 70 years. You’re invited to […]
The Soils Project: Riar Rizaldi
Discover the captivating world of Indonesian filmmaker Riar Rizaldi as he delves into the intricacies of his remarkable trilogy of films The Soils Project. The Soils Project brings together 13 practitioners and collectives from Australia, the Netherlands and Indonesia to explore the complex and diverse relationships between environmental change and colonisation. The exhibition is the […]
Brooke Wandin talks about The Soils Project on RRR
Listen to Brooke Wandin share about The Soils Project and the many aspects of this complex and meaningful exhibition with connections being at the forefront of her experience. Connections between Country and the body, connections formed with the other First Nations artists involved in the show and recognising the soil as being a point of […]