ringbalin
about
video > community collaboration
project with with ngarrindjeri elder, major sumner, documenting the ringbalin river ceremony - a ceremony inviting people to connect with the australian landscape through music, story and dance.
location
murray darling basin, australia > incorporating wiradjuri territory in the far north, and ngarrindjeri country in the far south, this area includes the land of 14 first nations communities.
“we need to heal this country. we need to heal that river.”
elder major sumner (uncle moogy)
major sumner believes that the health of the australian landscape depends on both indigenous and non-indigenous people developing a personal connection with the spirit of the country.
screenings / exhibitions
> 2018 i’ll hear waterfalls, solo exhibition, south australian living artist festival (sala), libraries of south australia, australia
> 2018 winner ‘outsider arts award’, sala, australia
> 2018 official selection: saga international women’s film festival