INTERNATIONALLY-renowned artist Brook Garru Andrew likes what he sees when he looks around MAMA in Albury.
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On Friday Andrew shared his bold, immersive installation GARRU NGAJUU NGAAY (Magpie, I See) with the public for the first time.
The major new installation commissioned by MAMA is the centrepiece for Andrew's new exhibition, DIWIL, which features key works from the past decade of his practice.
GARRU NGAJUU NGAAY is a wall drawing and neon installation that surrounds audiences in the museum's collection galleries.
Andrew said the work was part of a continually evolving approach to wall drawing and museum intervention, and prominently included language, with the words NGAJUU NGAAY - I SEE making the gallery a place of inspection and reflection.
"A lot of the work is around the installation; it's quite immersive," he said.
"The black and white lines represent the carved trees, which are important for ceremonies; a lot of them were destroyed to remove our culture.
"I'm inspired to tell those stories, highlighted by pop art, surrounded by text, neon lights, inflatable objects and shiny surfaces."
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This new installation contains historical works from the past decade, which have all entered the gallery's permanent collection.
The Wiradjuri word "diwil" refers to collection of matter and reflects on the artist's relationship with objects, history and Country.
Melbourne-based Andrew said his matriarchal kinship was from the kalar midday (land of the three rivers) of Wiradjuri, and Ngunnawal on his mother's father's line, and paternally Celtic.
DIWIL opened on Friday night and runs until September 5.
Together with Lorraine Connelly-Northey, Andrew will host a booked-out artist talk at MAMA on Saturday, which will be filmed for later release to the public.
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