Between Memory and Museum: A Dialogue with Folk and Indigenous Artists

Between Memory and Museum: A Dialogue with Folk and Indigenous ArtistsIndia is home to a range of folk and tribal artists, from rich and varied cultural backgrounds. Much of what we learn about these communities who often exist on the margins of mainstream society is through their representation in a museum. It is a space that constructs identities in very particular ways. This pioneering dialogue with 38 extraordinary folk and tribal artists from across India focuses on the idea of a museum particularly for communities

Corey Bulpitt

His memoir is a testament to the strength of the human spirit to overcome great obstacles and to the power and endurance of Indigenous culture and art

as did botanical artists Sarah Lindley (Lady Crease) and Emily Henrietta Woods

Part gastro-memoir

He lives in Victoria

but rather identity

map of Indigenous languages

By treating Indigenous life-writings as carefully crafted aesthetic creations and interrogating their relationship to more overtly politicized historical discourses

A versatile and award winning artist

Leonie Pihama

weeping at the memory of the kill

Contributing Artists Chad Leon Darrell Thorne Doug Horne Doug LaFortune Erica Joseph Francis Horne Sr