Ngala Wongga was a collaboration with the Aboriginal community in the Goldfields, WA. Gungurrunga Ngawa (Look Above) is a series of aerial photographs that captures the ethereal beauty and unique shapes and textures of the Goldfields salt lakes. This collection came together with audio and visual recordings for an installation exhibition which opened on 20 September 2016 at the Kalgoorlie Goldfields Arts Centre.
It was a photo exhibition and multimedia projection through floating layers of tulle fabric with exquisite and rare audio of Aboriginal Elders sharing stories and songs.
It was an immersive & multi-sensorial installation of sound & image drawing attention to the need to preserve at-risk Indigenous languages in the Goldfields of WA by documenting the last handful of remaining speakers & their physical & cultural connection to their lands.
The installation comprised portraiture and aerial photographic images of country to examine the interconnectedness of people with the land. Through multi-exposure layered photography, the portraits and landscapes were woven together as artworks and presented with video projection, alongside the recording of their languages, music and stories providing a rare opportunity for viewers to engage with some of the world’s oldest & most endangered languages.
