NAIDOC WEEK 2024: Carly Tarkari Dodd, Kyle Archie Knight, Jenna Lee, Steven Rhall, Damien Shen, Cassie Sullivan

4 July - 3 August 2024
Overview

MARS respectfully acknowledges we are on the Traditional Lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong peoples of the East Kulin Nations, and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. We extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. 

We acknowledge their living connection to Country, relationship with the land and all living things. First Nations arts and culture have thrived on this sacred land for tens of thousands of years. 

 

NAIDOC Week 2024: Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud & Proud celebrates the fire that keeps burning, a symbol of the sharing of arts and culture through the generations, making up the rich tapestry of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, communities and traditions.

MARS is proud to present five artists whose unique perspectives and practices reflect the endurance of First Nations cultures, languages and artistic practices.

 

Collating the contemporary practices of Carly Tarkari Dodd, Kyle Archie Knight, Jenna Lee, Damien Shen and Cassie Sullivan, each artist’s unique practice holds a personal, lived experience. Through photography, sculpture, printmaking, weaving and video MARS celebrates the voices of five artists who keep the fire burning.

Works
  • Jenna Lee, Aboriginal place name bangarr (billabong), 2022
    Jenna Lee, Aboriginal place name bangarr (billabong), 2022
  • Jenna Lee, Aboriginal place name gum-gwa (forest: monsoon), 2022
    Jenna Lee, Aboriginal place name gum-gwa (forest: monsoon), 2022
  • Jenna Lee, Aboriginal tools (boomerangs), 2022
    Jenna Lee, Aboriginal tools (boomerangs), 2022
  • Jenna Lee, Aboriginal tools (coolamons), 2022
    Jenna Lee, Aboriginal tools (coolamons), 2022
  • Jenna Lee, Aboriginal tools (dillybags), 2022
    Jenna Lee, Aboriginal tools (dillybags), 2022
  • Jenna Lee, Aboriginal tools (shields), 2022
    Jenna Lee, Aboriginal tools (shields), 2022
  • Jenna Lee, Aboriginal tools (spears), 2022
    Jenna Lee, Aboriginal tools (spears), 2022
  • Jenna Lee, Aboriginal words (cycle), 2022
    Jenna Lee, Aboriginal words (cycle), 2022
  • Jenna Lee, Aboriginal words balarr (to make light, to light up, to dawn), 2022
    Jenna Lee, Aboriginal words balarr (to make light, to light up, to dawn), 2022
  • Jenna Lee, Aboriginal words belpbela (firestick), 2022
    Jenna Lee, Aboriginal words belpbela (firestick), 2022
  • Jenna Lee, Aboriginal words irribuk (to light/lighter), 2022
    Jenna Lee, Aboriginal words irribuk (to light/lighter), 2022
  • Jenna Lee, Damiju-ma (bushfire), 2024
    Jenna Lee, Damiju-ma (bushfire), 2024
  • Jenna Lee, danala gwayalwa (paper/bark dillybag) family set, 2024
    Jenna Lee, danala gwayalwa (paper/bark dillybag) family set, 2024
  • Jenna Lee, From the dadugida (ashes), 2024
    Jenna Lee, From the dadugida (ashes), 2024
  • Jenna Lee, Grasstree (at rest), 2024
    Jenna Lee, Grasstree (at rest), 2024
  • Jenna Lee, Grasstrees 1, 2024
    Jenna Lee, Grasstrees 1, 2024
  • Jenna Lee, Grasstrees 2, 2024
    Jenna Lee, Grasstrees 2, 2024
  • Jenna Lee, article-particle (Guyu-Gwa), 2024
    Jenna Lee, article-particle (Guyu-Gwa), 2024
  • Jenna Lee, Guyu-gwa (fire), 2024
    Jenna Lee, Guyu-gwa (fire), 2024
  • Jenna Lee, guyu-gwa ganagawai (fire grips me/fire warms me) , 2024
    Jenna Lee, guyu-gwa ganagawai (fire grips me/fire warms me) , 2024
  • Jenna Lee, gwiminjäwa (charcoal), 2024
    Jenna Lee, gwiminjäwa (charcoal), 2024
  • Jenna Lee, Gwoyarr-ma, 2023
    Jenna Lee, Gwoyarr-ma, 2023
  • Jenna Lee, Irribuk-gwa (lighter/match), 2024
    Jenna Lee, Irribuk-gwa (lighter/match), 2024
  • Damien Shen, Astro Boy , 2024
    Damien Shen, Astro Boy , 2024
  • Damien Shen, Gundam Style , 2024
    Damien Shen, Gundam Style , 2024
  • Damien Shen, Little Dragon , 2024
    Damien Shen, Little Dragon , 2024
  • Gay Time
  • Uncle Tobys
  • Car Wash
  • Jesus
  • Coca Cola
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  • Photo 17 6 2024 6 43 36 Pm
  • Photo 17 6 2024 6 43 07 Pm
  • Cassie Sullivan Imprint I 2024 Lr
  • Cassie Sullivan Imprint Ii 2024 Lr
  • Cassie Sullivan Imprint Iii 2024 Lr
  • Cassie Sullivan Imprint Iv 2024 Lr
  • Cassie Sullivan Imprint V 2024 Lr