MEDIA
First Lights – Nyinggulu
Documentary produced by the Fremantle Biennale, 2023
Directed by Luna Laure
Cinematography by Dave LeMay
Edit: Steven Alyian and Luna Laure
First Lights – Binalup
Documentary produced by the Fremantle Biennale, 2023
Directed by Luna Laure
Award-winning Noongar author, Kim Scott, transforms the place of first light, Binalup (Albany) presenting a rhythmic arrangement of language and light to allude to old stories, including Mamang Koort, the beating whale heart. Guided by the Albany Heritage Reference Group Aboriginal Corporation (AHRGAC), local Menang Custodians impart their ancient knowledge of the lands and waters to bring audiences this deeply moving experience.
“This piece is inspired by some of the Creation Stories around the town of Albany. Riffing on rhythms of south coastal Noongar language and gathering energy from pools and pulsing water, it summons the great Mother to return with light and song and open up our world.” – Kim Scott
Narbiny Nguluk Nidja Doorntj Baarniny, Moorditj Dooytjdoornt Rakyat Bersatu Tak Bisa Dikalahkan (Care Together Strong Together)
Behind The Scenes Documentary, 2025
Other solutions also emerge. Ochre and charcoal evoke traditional land care practices, and the resilience found in strengthening traditional knowledge systems; whereas, depictions of local plants, animals, freedom fighters and community demonstrations offer a contrast to the flashes of toxic smoke, caricatures of corruption and other symbols of systemic violence. The work confronts the failure of successive governments to address the environmental degradation caused by mining, deforestation and land grabbing, as well as the over incarceration of Indigenous children and the prevalence of Indigenous deaths in custody. The work provokes us to think about how these localised issues are part of larger interconnected structures of oppression.
Commissioned and exhibited at the Art Gallery of Western Australia
A Cup of Tea with Your Art
Article written by Ilona McGuire for SeeSaw Magazine
Photo by Cole Baxter
Carnamah Reflections
Reflection written by Ilona McGuire for SPACED Residency program, 2024