Nyoongar Yok Yabini Kickett will be hosting an event at John Tonkin Reserve as the culmination of her residency with Spaced in the Know Thy Neighbour #3 program. A Child Was Born Here invites you to engage in an open discussion about birth and place in East Fremantle, and learn about Nyoongar practice which brings these concepts into in the wider setting of Whadjuk Nyoongar Bibbulmun Country.
When: Sunday 11 December, 6:30pm - 8pm
Where: John Tonkin Reserve, East Fremantle
Birth, in all its forms, is a continuation of a legacy; a narrative about what once was, and glimpse at what could be to come. In a post-settler context of built developments, birth provides an avenue to interrogate our relationship with the changing environment around us. A Child Was Born Here pulls into focus the specific lived experiences in East Fremantle, and how its stories surrounding birth have contributed to the cultural memory of place. Yabini Kickett is a multidisciplinary artist whose work draws from her experience of sostalgia – a longing for the recognition of home in Country, which as a Nyoongar Yok cannot be reconciled in the current ‘Australia’. Through her participation in Spaced’s Know Thy Neighbour #3 program, Kickett has been intrigued by the transformation that the neighbourhood has seen over its many generations of residents, and seeks a common medium through which to realise its historical and social significance with the community. Facilitated by Aunty Geri Hayden, A Child Was Born Here invites you to engage in an open discussion about birth and place, and learn about Nyoongar practice which brings these concepts into in the wider setting of Whadjuk Nyoongar Bibbulmun Country. All are welcome to join with a picnic.
Photo by Lyndon Kickett-Edwards
Project credits:
Artist: Yabini Kickett
Partner: Town of East Fremantle
Commissioner: Spaced
Sound design and editing: Envelope Audio
Lighting design: Cara Teusner-Gartland
Lighting tech support: Nansen Robb
For more information about Spaced's programming: https://www.spaced.org.au/programs/know-thy-neighbour-3 --- Spaced acknowledges the Aboriginal people of the many traditional lands and language groups of Western Australia, on which our projects take place. We recognise their continuing connection to these lands and waters, and thank them for their culture, knowledge, strength and ongoing custodianship. With our respects to their Elders past, present and future. Spaced is assisted by the Government of Western Australia through the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries, the Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund.