Visual Art Installations
Curated by Blaklash
About the project
dhagun is a year long outdoor exhibition integrating First Nations voices and creative responses to Country, demonstrated through digital design, installation, video projection, lightboxes and live performance. dhagun is a Yuggera language word meaning earth, place or country.
The first iteration (ACT 1) featured artwork by Brook Andrew, Robert Andrew, Hannah Bronte, Casey Coolwell, and a performance by Digi Youth Arts. The second iteration (Act 2) features artwork by Brook Andrew, Aurora Liddle-Christie, Rachel Sarra, Sam Harrison and performances by Sachem, Aurora Liddle-Christie, Alinta McGrady and DJ Luke Brazier.
The third iteration (ACT 3), now onsite in La Boite's Forecourt, features artwork by Libby Harward, Karla Dickens and Keemon Williams.
#Artworks
ALREADY OCCUPIED - djara nanambaru (earth-body)
By Libby Harward
A Dickensian Country Show
By Karla Dickens
Travelling Colony
By Brook Andrew
Recovery (Baralaba) & Acclimation (Meanjin)
By Keemon Williams
About the Curator
In 2021, La Boite will unveil brand-new visual installations by First Nations artists, curated by Blaklash. Blaklash is a collective that delivers cultural events and creative projects that showcase Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices.
Established in 2018, Blaklash aims to create economic opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses, pursue new platforms to showcase their voices, and provide opportunities for the Non-Indigenous community to experience Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture through art, creativity and community projects.