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Christian Thompson, Rights Land, 2022, C-type print on Fuji Pearl Metallic Paper, 120 x 120 cm, edition of 6 + 2AP
Yimba Yimbana / Just Listen is the first survey exhibition of the pioneering language-based sound artist Christian Thompson AO.
Yimba Yimbana / Just Listen brings together Thompson’s compelling and ethereal sound works, centered around an enduring premise on the notion that if one word of the artist’s endangered Bidjara is spoken, or sung, it remains a living language. Combining evocative chanting and electronic elements, Thompson invokes the cultural experiences and narratives of his Bidjara culture. Comprising seven sound works from a repertoire spanning over two decades, Thompson continues his Bidjara language, creating illuminating prose to form prevailing narratives from the lives of Thompson’s ancestors pre-invasion.
When: 3 - 28 Oct 2022,
By: Ames Yavuz