Gudjal artist, writer and PhD research candidate at Adelaide University

I am a Gudjal First Nations artist, curator, writer, and PhD candidate whose practice moves across immersive exhibition design, storytelling, and interdisciplinary artmaking. Working across painting, textiles, digital media, and film, my work is grounded in lived experience and expresses stories of culture, resilience, memory, and deep connection to Country.

​

My PhD research, Decolonising Curatorial Practices: Indigenous-led intercultural exchange, storytelling and immersive exhibition design in representing Indigenous arts, cultures and stories, explores how Indigenous storytelling can guide new ways of curating within contemporary exhibition spaces. At the heart of this work is the development of Indigenous-led frameworks that centre community authority, relational ways of knowing, and cultural protocols, while thoughtfully engaging with new media technologies and immersive design.

​

My research is deeply collaborative and practice-led. I work alongside First Nations artists from the Riverland Murray River region of South Australia and Temuan Orang Asli artists from Malaysia through the intercultural exchange project Birula Yuniman & Pulau Moyang: a conversation between two old friends. Together, we co-create artworks and curate immersive exhibitions that centre Indigenous voices, relationships to river and forest, and shared responsibilities of caring for Country.

​

Guiding my work is Birrala Nyina (Sit Down Talk), a process grounded in trust, reciprocity, and deep listening. Through yarning, sharing circles, on-Country experiences, and collaborative artmaking, storytelling unfolds in ways that are led by community and shaped by lived cultural knowledge. I weave together traditional practices, such as weaving, textiles, ecoprint, and puppetry, with contemporary media including soundscapes, moving image, and augmented reality to create layered, immersive experiences that invite audiences to engage more deeply and meaningfully.

​

At its core, my work is about transforming how stories are shared and experienced. I am interested in how exhibitions can move beyond representation to become relational, living spaces shaped by Indigenous ways of knowing and being. Through my artistic and research practice, I aim to create spaces where Indigenous knowledge systems are not only shared, but actively guide how stories are told, felt, and understood across cultures.