Ghostly figures dance to the haunting sounds of the yidaki (the Yolnu name for the didgeridoo)- emu feathers flow as painted bodies float atop the sandy landscape. Embracing the movements, feeling the moment allows me to paint mystical compositions in tranquil shadows. This photo represents an artwork within an artwork, stories within stoires, this is culture in its purest form. – Wayne Quilliam

Launch: Culture is Life Presented by Readings
Readings St Kilda, St Kilda

Sun 28 Mar 21, 3pm–4pm

Ghostly figures dance to the haunting sounds of the yidaki (the Yolnu name for the didgeridoo)- emu feathers flow as painted bodies float atop the sandy landscape. Embracing the movements, feeling the moment allows me to paint mystical compositions in tranquil shadows. This photo represents an artwork within an artwork, stories within stoires, this is culture in its purest form. – Wayne Quilliam
Past program

Free entry

Readings St Kilda

112 Acland Street, St Kilda VIC

Presented by Readings as part of Melbourne Art Book Fair

We are honoured to have Wayne Quilliam, one of Australia’s leading indigenous creators discuss his work and the importance of documenting significant indigenous events. His work has been displayed globally and he has been awarded the NAIDOC Indigenous Artist of the Year. His book, Culture is Life: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in modern Australia is a photography book that celebrates and shares stories of First People across the continent.

Speaker

Waynee Quilliam is one of Australia’s pre-eminent Indigenous photgraphic artists, curators and culture advisors working on the international scene.

Talks First Nations Photography