when: 10 June 2025 - 12 July 2025 | venue: The Cross Art Projects | cost: Free | address: 8 Llankelly Place, Potts Point NSW 2011 | website: https://www.crossart.com.au/
published: 16 Jun 2025, 5 min read
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Taripang / Dharripa / Trepang: REMIX contributes to a broader truth-telling of Australia's rich pre-colonial history and its northern trade routes, used to harvest the lucrative commodity of Holothuroidea (sea cucumbers)-a class of animals widely known in Australia's north and the Indonesian archipelago as dharripa, trepang or taripang-which are found in abundance in the shallow seabeds of the region.
The trepang trade route brought together the Makassans-a broad and multi-cultural group of Indonesian seafarers-and Australian First Nations peoples from the north. One ocean current took fleets to Arnhem Land and the Gulf of Carpentaria and another brought others to Australia's western shores and the Kimberley region. In these lands and waters occupied by Aboriginal nations, the two groups entered into a series of reciprocal negotiations for the right to collect and process trepang, a relationship that spanned several centuries.
Taripang / Dharripa / Trepang premiered at the Northern Centre for Contemporary Art (NCCA) in Garramilla / Darwin in 2024. This remixed version brings this remarkable exhibition to Sydney to continue sharing the essential history of the trepang and ensure its contemporary resonance.
In proud collaboration with the Northern Centre for Contemporary Art (NCCA), Darwin
Curated by Petrit Abazi
With thanks to the Batchelor Institute Art Collection
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Taripang / Dharripa / Trepang: REMIX contributes to a broader truth-telling of Australia's rich pre-colonial history and its northern trade routes, used to harvest the lucrative commodity of Holothuroidea (sea cucumbers)-a class of animals widely known in Australia's north and the Indonesian archipelago as dharripa, trepang or taripang-which are found in abundance in the shallow seabeds of the region.
The trepang trade route brought together the Makassans-a broad and multi-cultural group of Indonesian seafarers-and Australian First Nations peoples from the north. One ocean current took fleets to Arnhem Land and the Gulf of Carpentaria and another brought others to Australia's western shores and the Kimberley region. In these lands and waters occupied by Aboriginal nations, the two groups entered into a series of reciprocal negotiations for the right to collect and process trepang, a relationship that spanned several centuries.
Taripang / Dharripa / Trepang premiered at the Northern Centre for Contemporary Art (NCCA) in Garramilla / Darwin in 2024. This remixed version brings this remarkable exhibition to Sydney to continue sharing the essential history of the trepang and ensure its contemporary resonance.
In proud collaboration with the Northern Centre for Contemporary Art (NCCA), Darwin
Curated by Petrit Abazi
With thanks to the Batchelor Institute Art Collection
Go see Taripang / Dharripa / Trepang: REMIX 2025.
Taripang / Dharripa / Trepang: REMIX 2025 is on 10 June 2025 - 12 July 2025. See start and end times below. Conveniently located in Potts Point. Call (02) 9357 2058 for details. Visit their website at https://www.crossart.com.au/.
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