{"id":1088,"date":"2022-04-10T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-10T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive2023-horizon-festival-wp.pantheonsite.io\/news\/meet-bj-murphy\/"},"modified":"2023-05-23T11:49:14","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T01:49:14","slug":"meet-bj-murphy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizon-festival-wp.lndo.site\/news\/meet-bj-murphy\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet BJ Murphy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ahead of BJ Murphy’s upcoming exhibition Mimburi Ninyangurra<\/a> we caught up for a quick chat about how the exhibition has evolved since it was postponed last year. The exhibition will run from Saturday 23 April \u2013 July 2, 2022.<\/span><\/h3>\n

Your upcoming exhibition Mimburi Ninyangurra was originally part of Horizon Festival 2021, but, as we know, was unfortunately postponed. Can you tell us about the exhibition, how it differs from last time (understanding the main works have evolved since then), and what people can expect from it?<\/span><\/strong>
\nMy art is an expression of my continued growth and connection as a Jinibara culture man. Since the original exhibition, that was postponed, I have had huge growth as an artist and a culture man. This has come from spending more time with my ancestral Jinibara country, with my Quandamooka wife and her ancestral country, our families and kin, and navigating our culture within this contemporary world. <\/span><\/p>\n

This time has been guided by walking country and listening to and singing up country and listening to the language song and knowledge left to me by my ancestor Gaiarbau (Willie McKenzie) <\/span> \u2014 an activist of his own time, and a culture man who resisted assimilation and navigated the settler colonial world to ensure the continuation of Jinibara Knowledges. <\/span><\/p>\n

This exhibition is my Mimburi Ninyangurra \u2014 source of continual dreaming. It is presented with deep gratitude to Gaiarbau and the many others whose footsteps have fought for and tread this path before me. I am hoping this exhibition reflects exactly that. In a nutshell, this exhibition is my dreaming \u2014 it\u2019s generous, it\u2019s raw, it\u2019s deep, it\u2019s personal, and it\u2019s about ongoing connection and sharing.  <\/p>\n

\"First<\/p>\n

Image: pictured is BJ’s ancestor, Gaiarbau (Willie McKenzie)<\/p>\n

Country plays an important role in your work from a material and inspiration point of view. What are your main considerations when working on\/with country?
\nListening in the footstep of my ancestors and speaking from a place of honour for what has been handed down. I speak language to country and I invite my family, particularly my children, to share time with me on country as I reconnect with what was denied to me as a child. <\/p>\n

\"Ochre\"<\/p>\n

Image: Ochre palette <\/p>\n

Is there a particular place that has the most cultural significance to you, or brings you the most inspiration?
\nAt the moment it\u2019s Buruja (Mt Archer). It\u2019s an extremely significant place from my Dungidau ancestry.<\/p>\n

What advice do you have for fellow artists looking to work on\/with country?
\nWe need to all make sure we are working  \u201cwith\u201d country and contributing to its healing. <\/p>\n

What\u2019s next for you BJ?
\nWe will leave that up to the ancestors. <\/p>\n

\"first<\/p>\n

Image: BJ Murphy working in his studio.<\/p>\n

To see more of BJ’s work, head over to his Instagram<\/a> or check out his website<\/a>.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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