Jarda Bura, Gurri Bura | Jarda Ngarli, Gurri Ngarli
(Senior Women, Young Women)
Wangaba Barnigu | Wangabarni
(Staying Alive)
Filmed and created on Ngarluma and Yindjibarndi country in the Pilbara, Jarda Bura, Gurri Bura, Jarda Ngarli, Gurri Ngarli (Senior Woman, Young Woman) and Wangaba Barnigu, Wangabarni (Staying Alive) are two new digital artworks produced by Big hART and women from the community of Roebourne. These artworks are inspired by the enduring power of women’s relationships, and the significance of connections between generations that underpins a joyful exchange of strength and knowledge.
In Jarda Bura, Gurri Bura, Jarda Ngarli, Gurri Ngarli, intergenerational relationships between women, their kinship system and their living connection to Country, practice and power are explored through film, photography and audio. Jarda Bura, Gurri Bura, Jarda Ngarli, Gurri highlights women’s stories of strength, and the knowledge and leadership they draw collectively from the relationships between mothers, grandmothers, daughters, sisters and aunties.
Wangaba Barnigu, Wangabani (Staying Alive) is inspired by exploring and observing local plants, trees and wildflowers from Country through the digital lens of photography and visual interpretation on digital drawing app Procreate. This film features the artwork and photography of young women from Roebourne.
These films are commissioned by the Western Australian Museum Boola Bardip (WAM), funded by the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries and developed in consultation with Aboriginal Art Centre Hub Western Australia (AACHWA)
For more information on the WA Museum visit: https://visit.museum.wa.gov.au/
For more information on AACHWA visit: https://aachwa.com.au/
What's On
WA Museum Boola Bardip – Jarda Bura, Gurri Bura | Gurri Ngarli & Wangaba Barnigu Wangabarni
We are excited to welcome visitors to view the exhibition of our two digital artworks, Jarda Bura, Gurri Bura Gurri Ngarli & Wangaba Barnigu Wangabarni. Commissioned for WA Museum Boola Bardip in consultation with AACHWA, the two films will be on rotation through the screens on Francis Street and in the museum itself.
Filmed and created on Ngarluma and Yindjibarndi country in the Pilbara, Jarda Bura, Gurri Bura, Jarda Ngarli, Gurri Ngarli (Senior Woman, Young Woman) and Wangaba Barnigu, Wangabarni (Staying Alive) are two new digital artworks produced by Big hART and women from the community of Roebourne. These artworks are inspired by the enduring power of women’s relationships, and the significance of connections between generations that underpins a joyful exchange of strength and knowledge.
The digital works can be viewed at
WA Museum Boola Bardip,
Perth Cultural Centre,
Boorloo / Perth, WA, 6000
March 2024 - December 2024