Brook Andrew presents installation reinterpreting colonial-era Aboriginal imagery at Tolarno Galleries
Artist Brook Andrew has created an installation titled 'Holding Ceremony' at Tolarno Galleries. The work examines how cultural symbols evolve over time, using historical depictions of Aboriginal people from the Wiradjuri Nation and neighboring groups. Andrew employs collage, sculpture, and mark-making techniques to transform nineteenth-century illustrations originally produced during naturalist William von Blandowski's expeditions. The artist reworks these archival images to challenge colonial narratives and question assumptions about historical permanence.
Key facts
- Brook Andrew created the installation 'Holding Ceremony'
- The exhibition is presented at Tolarno Galleries
- The work reinterprets historical Aboriginal imagery from colonial archives
- Andrew draws from nineteenth-century illustrations by Wilhelm Mutzel
- The artist uses collage, sculpture, and assemblage techniques
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- Tolarno Galleries