occupation studies: ngayanhurra bayarral Birrarung (they tried to tame Birrarung) at KHT

KHT is proud to occupation studies: ngayanhurra bayarral Birrarung (they tried to tame Birrarung) 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.

For more information visit: https://kht.org.au/whats-on/exhibitions/occupation-studies/