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'Mundane' objects reveal confronting legacy of violence

Warraba Weatherall is a Kamilaroi artist with family connections to the Brewarrina Mission. His latest exhibition uses seemingly benign objects to highlight the lasting impacts of violence against Indigenous people.


A child's toy, a filing cabinet drawer, a disc-operated musical instrument and a series of 30 bronze plaques may seem innocuous and mundane, but on closer inspection, they tell a story of violence, racism and injustice.

In his exhibition 'Shadow and Substance', Kamilaroi artist Warraba Weathera

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