Waridi Barrabarragga & Yirran Miigaydhu: Ngaba Dyalgalama

2024

Visual Arts

Artist/s: Amelia Lai, Annette Houston, Brendalee Coan, Christine Barton, Dawn Potts, Diane Andrewartha, Hector Ritchie, Jillian Scahill, Joanne Venn, Jo Tanginoa, Karen Austin, Kathleen Hailes, Kerry Dews, Madalanne Taylor, Marilyn Rayward, Michelle Hailes, Natalie Valiente, Patricia Ping, Sarah Morris, Susan Grant, Tahnee Ping, Tanya Koeneman, Tina Taylor.

‘Ngaba Dyalgalama’ is a collaborative exhibition by Yirran Miigaydhu and Waridi Barrabarragga. The project looks at the importance of relationships, including totems, in the passing on of cultural knowledge. With Country as it’s starting point, otherwise described by Aunty Annette Houston as Mother (land, water and sky), ‘Ngaba Dyalgalama’ focuses on the interdependent connections between Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, Country and culture.

Coming together for the first time, over 20 artists from Campbelltown Arts Centre’s weavers group Yirran Miigaydhu and ceramics group Waridi Barrabarragga present a site-specific installation. Featuring clay totems and woven pieces, the artists articulate the interconnectedness between Mother, culture and each other. Many nations now call Dharawal home, yet still feel connection to their own Country.