Returning

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'Mate, you're standing on stolen land.'

Returning is a stunning work - a poetic and visual feast that takes you on Kirli's journey of rediscovering self, Country and Connection. Kirli's heartfelt experiences address large contemporary themes of decolonisation, self-determination, Identity, First Nations matriarchy, queerness, justice, love, liberation, and truth-telling. The backdrop to Returning is a time of huge upheaval with natural disasters, COVID and the Black Lives Matter Movement.

Each poem is accompanied by evocative and poignant artwork that was created in response to its poem and vitalises its meaning. The artworks, visual poems, were originally shown at SHAC Gallery, Gundungurra land, in 2021 in the exhibition named Returning. Kirli's multi-disciplinary artworks span across a range of mediums and displays, including but not limited to water colour, ink on hand-dyed silk, synthesising digital imagery with text, and installations of hand-crafted possum skin cloaks and weavings.

Returning was developed with consultation and guidance from First Nations Elders, Custodians, academics and artists.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781922613707
Published: November 2023

Number of pages: not specified
Width: 145 mm
Height: 198 mm
Depth: not specified

Publisher: Magabala Books