In Visible Ink 2021
The Museum was proud to host its second In Visible Ink Symposium as a collection of 10 events held in partnership with the WA Museum Boola Bardip in March 2021, with financial support from the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries.
The 2021 event took place at Boola Bardip, a place of many stories, with 35 speakers, artists, academics, historians, musicians, fashion designers, writers, and film makers. 80% of these individuals were First Nations Peoples and people of colour, all united by a common cause, a relentless drive to make something most of us don’t see visible - to shine a light on a story, on history, to deconstruct and constantly reimagine the world around us anew.
2021 Video Reel
2021 Program
2021 Speakers
2021 Podcasts and Transcripts
Decolonising Visual Culture on Nyungar Boodjah, Thursday 4 March 2021, 6.30pm
A multi-sensory conversation with Shaheen Hughes, Sisonke Msimang, Dr Suvendrini Perera, Dr Hannah McGlade, Anna Arabindan Kesson, Chris Luu, Isaac Garang, Luel de Kuek and Rhys Paddick.
Illuminating the Darkness: Shining a Light on Forgotten History Through Film, Friday 5 March 2021, 6.00pm
A film screening and conversation with Roderick MacKay, Rosie Sitorous, Gary Bonney, Harjit Singh and Affy Bhatti.
Cultural Safety: Teaching Aboriginal Ways with Shaun Nannup, Saturday 6 March 2021, 8.30am
A workshop with Shaun Nannup and Wisdom in Your Life.
Noongar Place Names: Moodjar Consultancy and Community Arts Network, Saturday 6 March 2021, 10am
A workshop with Len Collard and Monica Kane.
That Was My Home: Voices from the Noongar Camps, Saturday 6 March 2021, 12pm
A reading and stories from this popular local history with Dr Denise Cook and Lynnette Coomer.
Lines of Sight: Imagining Local Landscapes Differently Through Multimedia Storytelling, Saturday 6 March 2021, 1.30pm
A panel conversation with Ian Wilkes, Poppy van Oorde-Grainger, Dr Denise Cook, Lynette Coomer and Samara King.
Ngalang Koort Boodja Wirn, Saturday 6 March 2021, 3.30pm
Join Curator Michelle Broun on this guided tour of the difficult histories shared amongst the stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in this exhibition gallery.
From Dark to Light: a Centre for Truth-Telling, Saturday 6 March 2021, 5.30pm
A panel conversation with John Curtin Gallery’s Director Chris Malcolm, Michelle Broun, Australian First Nations Art at John Curtin Gallery and Dr Hannah McGlade.
Boatbird Reading, Sunday 6 March 2021, 11am
Boatbird is a story of perpetual arrival. A fable for a different kind of landing. An artwork that journeys in your hands. Enjoy an all-ages creative workshop and artist reading of Boatbird, an illustrated poetic storybook for children and adults created by artists Lilly Blue and Jo Pollitt, exploring dislocation, journey, and connection - offering a poetic way of telling the stories we are finding increasingly difficult to hear.
Call Them Home, Sunday 7 March 2021, 1.00pm
Join Marziya Mohammedali for this artist’s talk on Call Them Home, a memorial to those who have died while seeking asylum, be it on the way to Australia, within the detention centres or as a result of the trauma endured through Australia’s asylum seeker processing program. The mixed-media installation contains names of the dead, gleaned from official reports, media coverage and personal accounts. It also refers to the vast number of people who are unknown and unremembered, those who may have been lost beneath the waterline in their struggle to find safety.
Out of Sight and Out to Sea: Telling Stories of Childhood List Through Theatre and Creative Expression, Sunday 7 March 2021, 2.00pm
A panel conversation with Jay Emmanuel, creator of Children of the Sea, Marziya Mohammedali, creator of Call Them Home and Lilly Blue and Jo Pollitt, authors of Boatbird.
Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters (View all weekend)