Ngadhu Mirrul-gu yanha-bili-nyi: I went to Mirrool when told

This research shares the beginning foundations for a practice-led process of relational sense-making centring on the Mirrul Creek on Wiradyuri Country as a case study in a decolonising and indigenising arts practice. Utilising a hybrid research methodology analogous to feeling and hearing country as research, the research utilises a critical locatedness or embodied process (a being on Country in situated cognition), a practice of toponymy (decolonising, indigenising and reinhabiting maps and archives) and producing creative works (which reflect the practicalities and findings of the processes). These all circle in iterative loops and form three strands of a weave that hold each other in meaningful tension. The programme of initial research results in several creative works that utilise a contemporary drawing practice that foregrounds the importance of thinking with country, through the cosmology of the country. The research indicates several exciting spaces for future research in making the unseen, seen.

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Journal of Visual Art Practice
Published
2024-11-06
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https://doi.org/10.1080/14702029.2024.2381988
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4
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Indigenous and Place-Based Education
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Ngadhu Mirrul-gu yanha-bili-nyi: I went to Mirrool when told

Christopher Orchard
4 citations
Journal of Visual Art Practice
Indigenous and Place-Based Education
8.38
article

Ngadhu Mirrul-gu yanha-bili-nyi: I went to Mirrool when told

Christopher Orchard
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4 citations

Abstract

This research shares the beginning foundations for a practice-led process of relational sense-making centring on the Mirrul Creek on Wiradyuri Country as a case study in a decolonising and indigenising arts practice. Utilising a hybrid research methodology analogous to feeling and hearing country as research, the research utilises a critical locatedness or embodied process (a being on Country in situated cognition), a practice of toponymy (decolonising, indigenising and reinhabiting maps and archives) and producing creative works (which reflect the practicalities and findings of the processes). These all circle in iterative loops and form three strands of a weave that hold each other in meaningful tension. The programme of initial research results in several creative works that utilise a contemporary drawing practice that foregrounds the importance of thinking with country, through the cosmology of the country. The research indicates several exciting spaces for future research in making the unseen, seen.

Journal of Visual Art PracticeVol. 24(1-2)
Charles Sturt University (AU)
Openalex Percentile: Top 2%
Indigenous and Place-Based Education
8.38
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