You are warmly invited to the opening of the upcoming water+wisdom Australia India exhibition and our end of year celebration on Thursday 30 November, from 6-8 pm.
Opening Speaker
Professor Mark McMillan, Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Education and Engagement, RMIT University.
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About the exhibition
Drawing on extensive research by experts from India and Australia, water+wisdom / Australia India (1 December 2017 – 10 March 2018) presents a poetic dimension on ancient wisdom regarding water management in both continents, as seen through the work of visual artists, creative writers and researchers who have incorporated these issues into their work.
- Cop Shiva, Water Agora, 2015-2016
Artists including
Ravi Agarwal, Sandra Aitken, Clare Arni, Lado Bai, Badger Bates, Paddy Bedford, Atul Bhalla, Vicki Couzens, Hannah Donnelly, Vibha Galhotra, Bhavani G S., Connie Hart, Victoria Lautman, Rebecca Mayo, Djambawa Marawili, Wanyubi Marika, Jennifer Mullett, Lorna Fencer Napurrula, Glenda Nicholls, Mandy Nicholson, Justine Philip, Parthiv Shah, Jangarh Singh Shyam, Cop Shiva, K.R. Sunil, Shorty Lungkata Tjungurrayi, Hanna Tuulikki, Judy Watson, Carmel Wallace, Asim Waqif, Liyawaday Wirrpanda.
Public programs
Artist Talk with Hanna Tuulikki
River systems and human responses
Friday 1 December 12.30-1.30 pm
Hanna Tuulikki is visiting Melbourne for the opening of the water+wisdom exhibition. You are invited to hear the artist speak about her work SOURCEMOUTH : LIQUIDBODY, commissioned for Kochi-Muziris Biennale. The installation flows between gesture and sound, inspired by the mnemonic landscapes of India and the relationships between river-systems and the human body. Tuulikki is a Finnish-English vocalist, musician and artist who works across a range of media and forms.
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water+wisdom symposium
Friday 2 March 2018 10-4 pm
Venue: Green Brain Conference Room, Level 7, Storey Hall, 336-348 Swanston Street, Melbourne.
An opportunity to be inspired, network and explore ideas about creative responses to ancient wisdom regarding water, from researchers and artists in India and Australia. Catered event. Free – seating strictly limited.
Speakers
(India) Sunita Narain, Director General, Centre for Science and Environment, India; Parineeta Dandekar, Coordinator, South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People; Kiran Nagarkar, Globally celebrated novelist; Vibha Galhotra, Conceptual artist.
(Australia) Aunty Di Kerr, Wurundjeri Elder; N’Ahweet Carolyn Briggs, Indigenous language specialist and Boonwurrung Elder; Matthew Currell, RMIT Senior Lecturer, Hydrogeology & Environmental Engineering; Justine Philip, PhD Ecosystem Management, Museum Victoria Associate; Chris O’Neill, Water Resource Engineer; and artists Vicki Couzens, Glenda Nicholls and Carmel Wallace and Judy Watson.
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