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"I was thinking a lot about what an art museum of Indigenous moving image work from this region, the Great Ocean and all its shores would look like and how it would feel. And to use the words that we have in English, how do you archive living knowledge of bodies? How do you go beyond shame? How do you bring all these things together?" - Dr Léuli Eshrāghi Dr Léuli Eshrāghi is an artist, curator, writer, and researcher from the Samoan archipelago and Persian ancestries. Léuli's creative practice is based around performance, installation and curatorial projects primarily working with the body, language, ceremony and positive futures for First Nations peoples and cultures, in addition to regularly featuring in publications and contributing to the Aboriginal Curatorial Collective (Canada) on the board. In this episode of NAVA: In Conversation, Georgia and Léuli chat about global First Peoples collaboration, language, display culture and improving our First Nations leadership in institutions in Australia. Wansolwara: One Salt Water is showing at UNSW Galleries until 18 April 2020
It's Georgia's last show! She reflects on the crushes she's manifested by way of interviewing them for past episodes. Plus, we look to the future, chatting Western Sydney crew ONEFOUR and how they're taking the world by storm.
Genevieve Grieves in conversation with NAVA's Wesley Shaw and Georgia Mokak about her current role teaching students about decolonisation at the Art Gallery NSW as part of their annual Djamu Indigenous Art program, as well as her role as Head of the newly formed First Peoples Department at Museums Victoria, and developing a practice and knowledge around decolonisation more broadly.
A look into the history and nuance of Reconciliation Week with Sara Khan and Georgia Mokak. For further reading, see 'Decolonization is not a metaphor' by Eve Tuck and K. Wayne Yang – available to read for free here.
An integral figure in Sydney's creative scene today, Nadia Hernández is a multidisciplinary artist based on Gadigal land. Over two days, Georgia Mokak and Rhyan Clapham shared tea and stories in Nadia's home, spanning reflections on her homeland Venezuela, the complexities of diaspora and the influence of both of these on her practice.
Today on Race Matters with Georgia Mokak, we hear from Brooklyn-based Australian-Canadian writer, editor and podcaster Fariha Róisín. She speaks with Rhyan Clapham and Tanya Ali about growing up in Australia, diasporic experience and the importance of meaningful allyship. Later this week, we'll be releasing an extended cut of Rhyan and Tanya's conversation with Fariha – so keep an eye out on iTunes, Spotify and our podcast page. Right at the end of today's show, we mention a really valuable resource – Aamer Rahman's video about reverse racism. Watch it here.
How do you decide what is acceptable in the content you consume? Where do you draw your line? In this special episode of Race Matters, we explore feminism and queerness in hip hop, and how it's changed over time. You'll hear from Joan Morgan, Carolina Gasolina and Georgia Mokak, and hear tunes from Sampa the Great, Lauryn Hill and Okenyo, Miss Blanks & Jesswar. If this topic is your jam, make sure you head along to Joan Morgan's talk at All About Women this Sunday March 10. All details at sydneyoperahouse.com.
On today's episode of Race Matters, Ryan Clapham and Georgia Mokak are joined by musician, producer and radio host Diola, and South-West Sydney based artist Zeadala, who are on the lineup for this Friday's Artivista at the Red Rattler in Marrickville - A night of Women in Hip Hop. They talk moments at which generations of sisterhood - newcomers and pioneers - meet to share and reflect on their stories, and where new paths are forged for young women and non-binary folk to thrive in the hip hop community. Find out what Diola and Zeadala believe is the driving force behind many of these people being people of colour.
Welcome to Race Matters! In our first episode of 2019, hosts Darren Lesaguis and Georgia Mokak are joined by musician, co-host of FBi Radio's Sleepless in Sydney and multidisciplinary artist Marcus Whale. They discuss Marcus' experience of the Sydney music scene, his band BV's upcoming reunion show, and the importance of reclamation and creations of language and dialects. Darren and Georgia also chat about an epic astronomical phenomenon that so happens to coincide with the Race Matters 2019 debut!
This week we spoke to Georgia Mokak about her work in arts education and outreach, and about Klub Koori happening at Carriageworks. Agenda content Ohni Blu caught up with Gala Vanting this week to have a chat about the recent FOSTA-SESTA laws that have had a big impact on Australian sex workers. For Thoughts That Count, Kat Clarke, Miah Wright and Cathy Craigie talk NAIDOC week and the importance of this year's theme: Because of Her, We Can. Kat Clarke is a proud Wotjobaluk artist, writer and consultant who will be publishing her first poetry book in the coming year. Miah is the Curator for Burramatta NAIDOC day for the City of Parramatta on Sunday 15 July, and Cathy, a Gamilaroi and Anaiwon writer and Aboriginal Affairs expert, will be speaking at the Dyin Nura, Women’s Place at Burramatta.