Ngurini (searching for home)
2015

Nuclear Futures

Immersive installation.
Designed for a 360° cylindrical arena with 6 projectors and 7-channel sound.
20:00 minutes.

Story & Narration: Yalata Anangu Community including; Russell Bryant, Rita Bryant, Mima Smart & Keith Peters
Artists: Linda Dement, Jessie Boylan, Luke Harrald, Paul Brown & Alphaville/Nuclear Futures
Project Coordinator: Ellise Barkley
Projection Design: Nic Mollison
Archival material: Ara Irititja Archive, Michelle Anderson & Yalata Anangu Community
Cinematography: Jessie Boylan, Danielle Marwick

Ngurini (searching for home) explores the forced relocation and intergenerational response of Pitjantjatjara Anangu in the aftermath of Britain’s atomic testing at Maralinga in South Australia. It embodies community stories of landscape and migration, and is inspired by the resilience and hopes of current generations. This work is a culmination of a community-based arts project with Pitjantjatjara Anangu from Yalata and Oak Valley, who were relocated from traditional lands and the Ooldea Mission from 1952 when Britain commenced its nuclear testing program in Australia.