Objects of Culture and Science

At the centre of this project is a 120 year old Tasmanian Aboriginal shell necklace unearthed in a Museum of Ethnography in Europe. Investigating this necklace opens new narratives at the confluence of Indigenous knowledges, environmental science and contemporary art. As a collaboration between myself, Trawlwoolway artist Dr Mandy Quadrio, curator Dr Christine Hansen, National Museums of World Culture, Sweden and Gothenburg University, the project aims to bring environmental concerns to ethnographic collections by way of cross-cultural research.

Supported by the Australia Council for the Arts (now Creative Australia)