when: 31 July 2023 - 01 October 2023 | venue: Museum of Economic Botany | cost: FREE | address: Adelaide Botanic Garden Adelaide SA 5000 | website: https://www.botanicgardens.sa.gov.au/whats-on/brad-darkson-ruled-us-ruled-us-ruled-us
published: 30 Jul 2023, 5 min read
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Ruled Us, Ruled Us, Ruled Us' is a First Nations art exhibition by Brad Darkson, set within the Museum of Economic Botany in the leafy Adelaide Botanic Garden.
The exhibition a collaborative act of resistance, introducing First Nations voices and cultural practices into an institution which has traditionally only viewed plants through a Western lens.
Bringing together sound, sculpture and digital collage, the work has been developed in response to the transmutations that South Australia's social and physical environment has undergone since first contact with the British.
The Museum's cabinets now hold new objects brought into the space by Darkson, his family and members of Community, and carved objects using materials collected from the living collection of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens are displayed in the gallery. These objects assert the traditional uses for native plants and trees. They are presented alongside a series of manipulated and collaged photographs sourced from archival imagery of the Botanic Gardens and the Museum that date back 130 years.
By adding and subtracting elements, Darkson's images highlight the gaps in the record; where stories have been ignored, and the plants and trees that have supported people that have been overlooked.
Curated by Patrice Sharkey (Artistic Director, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental) and Eleanor Scicchitano (Director, Post Office Projects).
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Ruled Us, Ruled Us, Ruled Us' is a First Nations art exhibition by Brad Darkson, set within the Museum of Economic Botany in the leafy Adelaide Botanic Garden.
The exhibition a collaborative act of resistance, introducing First Nations voices and cultural practices into an institution which has traditionally only viewed plants through a Western lens.
Bringing together sound, sculpture and digital collage, the work has been developed in response to the transmutations that South Australia's social and physical environment has undergone since first contact with the British.
The Museum's cabinets now hold new objects brought into the space by Darkson, his family and members of Community, and carved objects using materials collected from the living collection of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens are displayed in the gallery. These objects assert the traditional uses for native plants and trees. They are presented alongside a series of manipulated and collaged photographs sourced from archival imagery of the Botanic Gardens and the Museum that date back 130 years.
By adding and subtracting elements, Darkson's images highlight the gaps in the record; where stories have been ignored, and the plants and trees that have supported people that have been overlooked.
Curated by Patrice Sharkey (Artistic Director, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental) and Eleanor Scicchitano (Director, Post Office Projects).
See new events on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxqKJcD5y33GNFEcVDXxjsw/video
Go see Brad Darkson Ruled Me, Ruled Me, Ruled Me 2023.
Brad Darkson Ruled Me, Ruled Me, Ruled Me 2023 is on 31 July 2023 - 01 October 2023. The opening hours are: 10am - 4pm. Conveniently located in Adelaide. Visit their website at https://www.botanicgardens.sa.gov.au/whats-on/brad-darkson-ruled-us-ruled-us-ruled-us.
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