Gülsen Özer is the Ultimate Collaborator as Curator and Artist for Body of the Mountain

"how can we subtly but powerfully challenge some of the systems"

Image: Gülsen Özer and Aarti Jadu, Listening with the Mountain Body, 2025 Materials: Installation with sound design; socially engaged, place-based practice; rhyodacite and anthropic rock (each approx. 50 × 30 × 30 cm) on plinths. (Collection: N/A) © Gülsen Özer and Aarti Jadu, Image credit: Photo by Fergus Floyd.

'Ngurrak-al marram-u / body of the mountain' a group Exhibition by The BodyPlaceProject. NITV Radio speak with assistant curator and artist Gulshen Özer, who not only played a role in bringing the many artworks together for this exhibition, but also created a deeply collaborative work with contributing artists. Gülsen's work will include song, sounds and music made with Aarti Jadu, Mandy Nicholson, Lyrebird Choir and Dallas Hill, she says "I saw how it was transformative singing with and to Country".

Gülsen Özer shares the details of many of the works included in Curated by Gretel Taylor in collaboration with artists Mandy Nicholson, Aarti Jadu, Rebecca Murray, Mandy Nicholson, Jill Orr, Laki Sideris, and Tammy Wong Hulbert, saying "i think it is people s birth right to participate in the arts and dance"

Ngurrak-al marram-u / body of the mountain exhibition by BodyPlaceProject is at Burrinja Gallery, Upwey 24 May – 13 July 2025.