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Image: 'Listening to the Mountain Body' (2025) by Gülsen Özer and Aarti Jadu. Photo by Fergus Floyd.
 

Burrinja Presents

ngurrak-al marram-u / body of the mountain

Sat 24 May - Sun 13 Jul | Burrinja Gallery

We started to feel our bodies in a continuum with the body of the mountain.

Walking together across Corhanwarrabul (Dandenong Ranges), a group of artists shared place-responsive practices and considered what it means to 'listen to Country' through their diverse perspectives.

ngurrak-al marram-u / body of the mountain is an exhibition outcome from this mobile residency. 

Curated by Gretel Taylor with Gülsen Özer and Mandy Nicholson, the exhibition includes painting, screendance, sound installation, textiles, sculpture, digital and cyanotype photography.

Artists: Aarti Jadu, Rebecca Murray, Mandy Nicholson, Jill Orr, Gülsen Özer, Laki Sideris, Gretel Taylor and Tammy Wong Hulbert.

Public Programs and Workshops

 'Biik Ngarrga'  - Wurundjeri Dance Workshop led by Djirri Djirri | Wed 9 Jul | SOLD OUT

Learn about the layers of Country through dance. 

Djirri Djirri are the only Wurundjeri female dance group and are Traditional Custodians of Narrm (Melbourne) and surrounds. Djirri Djirri means Willy Wagtail in Woiwurrung, our Mother Tongue. The Willy Wagtail is the Spirit’s Messenger and gave us dance! Our dances honour our Liwik (Ancestors), Kerr-up-non (Family), Biik (Country) and animals. 

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Place-responsive Art and Performance Now: a panel discussion | Thu 12 Jun| Post Event Recording Now Available

Hosted by Centre for Art and Social Transformation (CAST), RMIT. 
Panellists: Professor Vicky Hunter (UK), Arahmaiani (Indonesia), Dr Jill Orr, Dr Mandy Nicholson. 
Chaired by Dr Gretel Taylor and introduced by Dr Tammy Wong Hulbert
Online and in-person: RMIT Interactive Theatre, Building 80, 435-457 Swanston Street, Melbourne/Naarm and online. 

Panel Discussion Recording

 

Title - Architecture and Land #7 

Burrinja Presents

Timeless Frames: a study of place, structure and form | Ted Hughes

Sat 5 Jul - Sun 17 Aug  | Lyre Gallery | Burrinja

Shot entirely on a medium format film camera, this quietly powerful series explores the relationship between people and the spaces they inhabit—urban and natural, constructed and organic. Each image invites viewers to pause and reflect, revealing subtle textures, shapes, and tones that often go unnoticed in our fast-moving world.

Ted’s work doesn’t shout—it listens. His portraits of place offer a contemplative moment in time, asking us to consider how we shape our environments, and how they shape us in return.

Though this is Ted’s first solo show, he’s no stranger to the lens. His work has been shown numerous times in group exhibitions including Burrinja’s Creative Showcase exhibition earlier this year.

As the son of respected local photographer James Hughes, creativity runs deep in his roots. But Ted is forging his own path, with a slow and introspective gaze that’s entirely his own.

Exhibition Opening | Sat 5 July 2pm

Join Ted for drinks and nibbles as we celebrate a fresh new voice in photography. 

All are welcome—don’t miss this inspiring afternoon!

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Burrinja Presents

Markings on Country | The Art of Aboriginal Men 

Sat 19 Jul - Sun 31 Aug  | Burrinja Gallery

Markings on Country: The Art of Aboriginal Men is a powerful exhibition that celebrates the deep cultural, spiritual, and ancestral connections Aboriginal men have with Country. Through painting, sculpture, carving, and other traditional and contemporary forms, this exhibition showcases the diverse ways in which stories, identity, and cultural knowledge are expressed through art.  

Featuring works that explore connection to land, lore, and lineage, Markings on Country invites audiences to experience the strength and continuity of Aboriginal men’s voices and visions. This is a unique opportunity to witness contemporary expressions of ancient traditions and the enduring relationship between people and place. 

Exhibition Opening | Sun 20 July 2pm 

Be among the first to experience these captivating exhibitions. Join us for the launch and meet the artists as they share the stories and inspirations behind their work.

All are welcome—don’t miss this inspiring afternoon!

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We acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nations as the traditional custodians of the land where we live, work & play. We pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging. Burrinja extends that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today and acknowledges them as the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. It is through valuing their history, traditions, culture and beliefs that we strive to stimulate awareness and promote respect for Indigenous contemporary art and culture and create a positive future for Indigenous and non-indigenous communities together.

Sovereignty was never ceded.

Always was always will be Aboriginal land.