Gathering Place

Dr Paola Balla and City of Greater Geelong
Saturday 11 October — 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm,
Platform Arts, 60 Little Malop St, Geelong
Platform Arts4:00 pm - 10:00 pmExhibitionFirst NationsFreeIndoorInstallationMulti Media
Paola Balla, Murrup (Ghost) Weaving in Rosie Kuka Lar (Grandmother’s Camp) 2021 with Rosie Tang, Untitled Wallpaper, image c. 1978, reproduced 2021, installation view, WILAM BIIK, TarraWarra Museum of Art, 2021. Courtesy of Paola Balla.Photo: Andrew Curtis
Paola Balla, Murrup (Ghost) Weaving in Rosie Kuka Lar (Grandmother’s Camp) 2021 with Rosie Tang, Untitled Wallpaper, image c. 1978, reproduced 2021, installation view, WILAM BIIK, TarraWarra Museum of Art, 2021. Courtesy of Paola Balla.Photo: Andrew Curtis

Led by acclaimed artist and curator Dr Paola Balla, this project brings together local First Nations artists in a striking new installation for ROAM Geelong.

Over three bush-dyeing workshops, artists Tammy Gilson, Thaedra Frangos, Nikki Whitfield, Jess McDonald and Tracey Pocock have shared stories of Country, culture, and lived experience, translating them into richly textured bush dyed fabrics.

These collaborative works will come together as a large shelter-like structure inside the Gordon Gallery, a place to gather, reflect, and immerse yourself in the voices and visions of First Nations creatives from Greater Geelong.

Image Credit

Paola Balla, Murrup (Ghost) Weaving in Rosie Kuka Lar (Grandmother’s Camp) 2021 with Rosie Tang, Untitled Wallpaper, image c. 1978, reproduced 2021, installation view, WILAM BIIK, TarraWarra Museum of Art, 2021. Courtesy Paola Balla. Photo: Andrew Curtis

Accessibility

Accessible Toilets

Relaxed Performance

Wheelchair Access

75% Visual Content

Dr Paola Balla

Artist Information

Dr Paola Balla, Wemba-Wemba and Gunditjmara powerhouse, is an artist, curator and writer whose bold works celebrate Blak love, resistance, and the unstoppable stories of women.

Paola Balla, Murrup (Ghost) Weaving in Rosie Kuka Lar (Grandmother’s Camp) 2021 with Rosie Tang, Untitled Wallpaper, image c. 1978, reproduced 2021, installation view, WILAM BIIK, TarraWarra Museum of Art, 2021. Courtesy of Paola Balla.Photo: Andrew Curtis
Paola Balla, Murrup (Ghost) Weaving in Rosie Kuka Lar (Grandmother’s Camp) 2021 with Rosie Tang, Untitled Wallpaper, image c. 1978, reproduced 2021, installation view, WILAM BIIK, TarraWarra Museum of Art, 2021. Courtesy of Paola Balla.Photo: Andrew Curtis

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