Jessica Clark presents Between Waves: 2023 Yalingwa Exhibition

Between Waves: 2023 Yalingwa Exhibition supports the development of outstanding contemporary First Peoples art and curatorial practice in Southeast Australia. (ACCA, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art - July 1-Sep 03, 2023).

Jessica Clark, curator of Between Waves: 2023 Yalingwa Exhibition

Talking to NITV Radio, Jessica Clark, curator of Between Waves: 2023 Yalingwa Exhibition said this event is the third edition of the Yalingwa series devoted to highlighting the significance of First Nations contemporary art practice of the Southeast within a national context.

The exhibition amplifies concepts related to light, time and vision – and the idea of shining a light on our times – expressed by the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung word Yalingwa.

“When I was starting out with the exhibition research, I was drawn to the word Yalingwa; a Wurundjeri Woi Wururnung word that means day, light, time and vision or shining a light on the times. And I was really interested in speaking with the artists about that idea… of movement that’s conveyed by shining a light on the time,” Jessica Clark said.

Between Waves features newly created works by 10 contemporary First Nations artists from South-eastern Australia

Installation view Between Waves: 2023 Yalingwa Exhibition (ACCA 01/07/2023-03/09/2023) Credit: Andrew Curtis/Photo by Andrew Curtis

“The ten art commissions that feature in Between Waves are exploring energy fields and flows, the things that we can’t see, or the energies that play in the day-to-day that influence us, our understanding of self and our experiences of the world.”

The feature works encompass a range of contemporary artforms – including video, installation, poetry, projection, photography, painting, sculpture, sound, printmaking, and a digital commission.