MURNONG (ALL TIMES)
Tahlia Palmer
Why do many people separate themselves from nature?
A pre-colonial staple food crop for people living throughout the eastern region of the Australian continent, the murnong (yam daisy) plant population was shattered by the introduction of sheep. We cannot erase uncomfortable histories, and we cannot build good futures without stable foundations of knowledge about the human relationship to the non-human world. The Murnong series highlights the importance of sharing memories and knowledges to ensure their continuation. Through video footage and audio recordings, be reminded of the food practices that existed before colonisation and remember to leave any distinctions between human and nature behind.
How will we find balance with nature again?
Tahlia Palmer is an artist of Murri and European background born on Whudjuk Noongar Boodjar (Perth, WA), based in Naarm, working in a variety of mediums to explore history, identity and perception. Descended from a paternal line who survived dispossession, forced assimilation and the Stolen Generations (NSW and QLD), and maternal Dutch grandparents who survived World War II, her art practice works on confronting the conditions that create and perpetuate inter-generational trauma.