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Queer PHOTO: Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped In Black)

Name: Queer PHOTO: Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped In Black)
Start: 2024-02-03T10:00:00+11:00
End: 2024-05-26T16:00:00+10:00
Location: Gabriel Gallery

Derik Lynch & Matthew Thorne. Courtesy the artists.

Exhibitions

Queer PHOTO: Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped In Black)

Artists: Derik Lynch and Matthew Thorne

Exhibition Date: 3 February—26 May 2024

Event Information

Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black) follows Yankunytjatjara man Derik Lynch’s trip back to Country for spiritual healing – a journey from oppressive white city life in Adelaide, back home to his remote Anangu Community (Aputula) to perform on sacred Inma ground. Inma is a traditional form of storytelling using the visual, verbal, and physical.

It is how Anangu Tjukurpa (story connected to country / dreaming / myth / lore) have been passed down for over 60,000+ years.

Step into the performance space and experience Marungka Tjalatjunu’s (Dipped in Black) in an immersive 4-Channel Video Installation. Catch this captivating display, available for a limited time only.

4 Channel Video Installation: 3 February—11 February 2024

Exhibition Date: 3 February—26 May 2024

Video works are located in the Performance Space. Artworks are located in Henderson House, Gabriel Gallery.

Duration: 25 minutes

This exhibition is part of Queer PHOTO, a site-wide activation comprising large-scale outdoor works, indoor gallery exhibitions, and an interactive public program by local and international artists as part of Midsumma Festival. Check out Queer PHOTO Exhibition for more information.

A Queer PHOTO exhibition program presented by Midsumma and PHOTO Australia Supported by Creative Victoria through the Victorian Government’s Go West Fund.