Ngarra, installation view, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, as a part of ‘nyinalanginy/the gathering’ curated by Glenn Iseger-Pilkington. Photo: Bo Wong, PICA
Ngarra is a transitive verb in the Kattang/Gathang language, the language of my ancestors, which can be used in 5 distinct ways. To hear; to listen; to think; to remember; and to know.
My idea is a simple one – create an open opportunity for ngarra through the daily placement of a bouquet of flowers into the gallery space. This can be done by anyone and everyone who would like to share in a brief shining moment of communal and collective reflection and remembering