Dale Harding's Indigenous Wall Paintings Bridge Millennia of Australian History

Dale Harding employs stencils and pigments, such as yellow-brown ochres and Reckitt's Blue, to create wall paintings that bridge modern art with age-old traditions. Drawing inspiration from the rock art in Carnarvon Gorge, Queensland, which boasts nearly 20,000 years of indigenous heritage, Harding—who is a descendant of Bidjara, Ghungalu, and Garingbal peoples—explores the protocols surrounding his materials to honor historical practices. His work has been showcased in Documenta 14 (2017), the 11th Gwangju Biennale (2016), and the National Indigenous Art Triennial (2016), as well as the Liverpool Biennial 2018, under the curation of Kitty Scott. Residing in Brisbane, Australia, he uses Reckitt's Blue to highlight narratives of Aboriginal history and settler experiences. This profile was published in the Summer 2018 edition of ArtReview Asia.