What is a Fence?

Parfitt, Mark; Kickett, Rohin

Access Status

In process

Authors

Parfitt, Mark

Kickett, Rohin

Date

2023

Type

Artefact

Metadata

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Additional URLs

https://www.montsalvat.com.au/whats-on-1/2023/4/21/nillumbik-contemporary-art-prize-2023

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

School

School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/97773

Collection

Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

What is a Fence? is a collaborative video artwork by Noongar artist Rohin Kickett and Mark Parfitt designed to reveal an Aboriginal/Settler perspective of place. With a monologue overlaying video montage of suburban Perth (Boorloo), Kickett speaks about the traditional ecology, stolen land, and trauma felt from colonisation and segregation. Both artists look to the future, working together on unceded Noongar land by encouraging mutual respect and learning the history and stories present in the suburbs of Perth (Boorloo).