The Purple Shall Govern, 2022.
Solo exhibition at Footscray Community Arts.
Installation view of ‘Dompas’, issued January 1959 (front vitrine),
Aunty Thelma’s Identity Card, issued March 1960, Foto geneem op tafelberg van Rhoda, Joy, Faith, Mummy en Daddy, framed digital C-type print on lustre paper, 2022 (back left wall) and Cousins gathering in Cape Town, South Africa, framed digital C-type print on lustre paper, 2022 (back right wall).
Photos by Jody Haines.
The Purple Shall Govern alongside the exhibition held an expansive public program with guests Colette Ruiters, Paul Gorrie, Peter Abrahams, Kimberley Moulton, Scottnes Smith, Samira Farah, Uncle Larry Walsh and N'arweet Carolyn Briggs and a catalogue essay by the late Zayd Minty.
This exhibition was in partnership with the Australia Centre for Contemporary Art, as a part of 'Who's Afraid of Public Space?' program. Roberta Joy Rich would like to also thank and acknowledge support from the South African History Archive and Dr Gary Foley and the Aboriginal History Archive.
Footscray Community Arts Catalogue
The Purple Shall Govern, 2022.
Solo exhibition at Footscray Community Arts.
Installation view of Cousins gathering in Cape Town, South Africa, 2022, framed digital C-type print on lustre paper.
Photos by Jody Haines.
The Purple Shall Govern alongside the exhibition held an expansive public program with guests Colette Ruiters, Paul Gorrie, Peter Abrahams, Kimberley Moulton, Scottnes Smith, Samira Farah, Uncle Larry Walsh and N'arweet Carolyn Briggs and a catalogue essay by the late Zayd Minty.
This exhibition was in partnership with the Australia Centre for Contemporary Art, as a part of 'Who's Afraid of Public Space?' program. Roberta Joy Rich would like to also thank and acknowledge support from the South African History Archive and Dr Gary Foley and the Aboriginal History Archive.
The Purple Shall Govern, 2022.
Solo exhibition at Footscray Community Arts.
Installation view of Foto geneem op tafelberg van Rhoda, Joy, Faith, Mummy en Daddy, 2022 framed digital C-type print on lustre paper.
Photos by Jody Haines.
The Purple Shall Govern alongside the exhibition held an expansive public program with guests Colette Ruiters, Paul Gorrie, Peter Abrahams, Kimberley Moulton, Scottnes Smith, Samira Farah, Uncle Larry Walsh and N'arweet Carolyn Briggs and a catalogue essay by the late Zayd Minty.
This exhibition was in partnership with the Australia Centre for Contemporary Art, as a part of 'Who's Afraid of Public Space?' program. Roberta Joy Rich would like to also thank and acknowledge support from the South African History Archive and Dr Gary Foley and the Aboriginal History Archive.
Footscray Community Arts Catalogue
The Purple Shall Govern, 2022.
Solo exhibition at Footscray Community Arts.
Installation view of ‘Dompas’, issued January 1959 (front, left vitrine),
Aunty Thelma’s Identity Card, issued March 1960, Foto geneem op tafelberg van Rhoda, Joy, Faith, Mummy en Daddy, framed digital C-type print on lustre paper, 2022 (back wall) and The Purple Shall Govern, 47 windows with 797 ‘Deep Purple’ lighting gel, 2022. The purple light present across all photographs emanates from The Purple Shall Govern installation work.
Photos by Jody Haines.
The Purple Shall Govern alongside the exhibition held an expansive public program with guests Colette Ruiters, Paul Gorrie, Peter Abrahams, Kimberley Moulton, Scottnes Smith, Samira Farah, Uncle Larry Walsh and N'arweet Carolyn Briggs and a catalogue essay by the late Zayd Minty.
This exhibition was in partnership with the Australia Centre for Contemporary Art, as a part of 'Who's Afraid of Public Space?' program. Roberta Joy Rich would like to also thank and acknowledge support from the South African History Archive and Dr Gary Foley and the Aboriginal History Archive.
Footscray Community Arts Catalogue
The Purple Shall Govern, 2022.
Solo exhibition at Footscray Community Arts.
Installation view of ‘Dompas’, issued January 1959, South African Government
Reference Book inside of perspex vitrine. The purple light present across all photographs emanates from The Purple Shall Govern, 2022 installation work.
Photos by Jody Haines.
The Purple Shall Govern alongside the exhibition held an expansive public program with guests Colette Ruiters, Paul Gorrie, Peter Abrahams, Kimberley Moulton, Scottnes Smith, Samira Farah, Uncle Larry Walsh and N'arweet Carolyn Briggs and a catalogue essay by the late Zayd Minty.
This exhibition was in partnership with the Australia Centre for Contemporary Art, as a part of 'Who's Afraid of Public Space?' program. Roberta Joy Rich would like to also thank and acknowledge support from the South African History Archive and Dr Gary Foley and the Aboriginal History Archive.
The Purple Shall Govern, 2022.
Solo exhibition at Footscray Community Arts.
Installation view of Aunty Thelma’s Identity Card, issued March 1960, plastic laminated identity card inside of perspex vitrine. The purple light present across all photographs emanates from The Purple Shall Govern, 2022 installation work.
Photos by Jody Haines.
The Purple Shall Govern alongside the exhibition held an expansive public program with guests Colette Ruiters, Paul Gorrie, Peter Abrahams, Kimberley Moulton, Scottnes Smith, Samira Farah, Uncle Larry Walsh and N'arweet Carolyn Briggs and a catalogue essay by the late Zayd Minty.
This exhibition was in partnership with the Australia Centre for Contemporary Art, as a part of 'Who's Afraid of Public Space?' program. Roberta Joy Rich would like to also thank and acknowledge support from the South African History Archive and Dr Gary Foley and the Aboriginal History Archive.
Footscray Community Arts Catalogue
The Purple Shall Govern, 2022.
Solo exhibition at Footscray Community Arts.
Installation view of The Purple Shall Govern, 2022, And so, the mood was quite intense, 2022, Though buried, They echo, 2022, Pigs might fly too, 2022 and Lunch with the family at Mignon Street, Cape Town, 2022.
Photos by Jody Haines.
The Purple Shall Govern alongside the exhibition held an expansive public program with guests Colette Ruiters, Paul Gorrie, Peter Abrahams, Kimberley Moulton, Scottnes Smith, Samira Farah, Uncle Larry Walsh and N'arweet Carolyn Briggs and a catalogue essay by the late Zayd Minty.
This exhibition was in partnership with the Australia Centre for Contemporary Art, as a part of 'Who's Afraid of Public Space?' program. Roberta Joy Rich would like to also thank and acknowledge support from the South African History Archive and Dr Gary Foley and the Aboriginal History Archive.
The Purple Shall Govern, 2022.
Solo exhibition at Footscray Community Arts.
Installation view of Lunch with the family at Mignon Street, Cape Town, 2022, Purple Rain on September 2nd, 1989. South African History Archive (SAHA) is the custodian of this media, and The Purple Shall Govern, 2022.
Photos by Jody Haines.
The Purple Shall Govern alongside the exhibition held an expansive public program with guests Colette Ruiters, Paul Gorrie, Peter Abrahams, Kimberley Moulton, Scottnes Smith, Samira Farah, Uncle Larry Walsh and N'arweet Carolyn Briggs and a catalogue essay by the late Zayd Minty.
This exhibition was in partnership with the Australia Centre for Contemporary Art, as a part of 'Who's Afraid of Public Space?' program. Roberta Joy Rich would like to also thank and acknowledge support from the South African History Archive and Dr Gary Foley and the Aboriginal History Archive.
Footscray Community Arts Catalogue
The Purple Shall Govern, 2022.
Solo exhibition at Footscray Community Arts.
Installation detail of The Purple Shall Govern, 2022.
47 windows with 797 ‘Deep Purple’ lighting gel.
Photos by Jody Haines.
The Purple Shall Govern alongside the exhibition held an expansive public program with guests Colette Ruiters, Paul Gorrie, Peter Abrahams, Kimberley Moulton, Scottnes Smith, Samira Farah, Uncle Larry Walsh and N'arweet Carolyn Briggs and a catalogue essay by the late Zayd Minty.
This exhibition was in partnership with the Australia Centre for Contemporary Art, as a part of 'Who's Afraid of Public Space?' program. Roberta Joy Rich would like to also thank and acknowledge support from the South African History Archive and Dr Gary Foley and the Aboriginal History Archive.
Footscray Community Arts Catalogue
The Purple Shall Govern, 2022.
Solo exhibition at Footscray Community Arts.
Installation detail of The Purple Shall Govern, 2022,
47 windows with 797 'Deep Purple' lighting gel.
Photos by Jody Haines.
The Purple Shall Govern alongside the exhibition held an expansive public program with guests Colette Ruiters, Paul Gorrie, Peter Abrahams, Kimberley Moulton, Scottnes Smith, Samira Farah, Uncle Larry Walsh and N'arweet Carolyn Briggs and a catalogue essay by the late Zayd Minty.
This exhibition was in partnership with the Australia Centre for Contemporary Art, as a part of 'Who's Afraid of Public Space?' program. Roberta Joy Rich would like to also thank and acknowledge support from the South African History Archive and Dr Gary Foley and the Aboriginal History Archive.
The Purple Shall Govern, 2022.
Solo exhibition at Footscray Community Arts.
Installation view of Though buried, They echo, 2022, video installation with perspex in gallery floor, broadcast monitor and single channel standard definition video. Duration: 3:59. Back left corner: Pigs might fly too, 2022, single channel standard definition video with broadcast monitor and fabricated seating. Duration 05:45. Reflective light present is from The Purple Shall Govern, 2022 light and window installation.
Photos by Jody Haines.
The Purple Shall Govern alongside the exhibition held an expansive public program with guests Colette Ruiters, Paul Gorrie, Peter Abrahams, Kimberley Moulton, Scottnes Smith, Samira Farah, Uncle Larry Walsh and N'arweet Carolyn Briggs and a catalogue essay by the late Zayd Minty.
This exhibition was in partnership with the Australia Centre for Contemporary Art, as a part of 'Who's Afraid of Public Space?' program. Roberta Joy Rich would like to also thank and acknowledge support from the South African History Archive and Dr Gary Foley and the Aboriginal History Archive.
The Purple Shall Govern, 2022.
Solo exhibition at Footscray Community Arts.
Installation detail of Though buried, They echo, 2022, video installation with perspex in gallery floor, broadcast monitor and single channel standard definition video. Duration: 3:59. Installation view from back left corner: Lunch with the family at Mignon Street, Cape Town, 2022, and Purple Rain on September 2nd 1989 (SAHA is the custodian of this media), and The Purple Shall Govern, 2022, light and window installation.
Photos by Jody Haines.
The Purple Shall Govern alongside the exhibition held an expansive public program with guests Colette Ruiters, Paul Gorrie, Peter Abrahams, Kimberley Moulton, Scottnes Smith, Samira Farah, Uncle Larry Walsh and N'arweet Carolyn Briggs and a catalogue essay by the late Zayd Minty.
This exhibition was in partnership with the Australia Centre for Contemporary Art, as a part of 'Who's Afraid of Public Space?' program. Roberta Joy Rich would like to also thank and acknowledge support from the South African History Archive and Dr Gary Foley and the Aboriginal History Archive.
The Purple Shall Govern, 2022.
Solo exhibition at Footscray Community Arts.
Installation view of (top right, clockwise) The Purple Shall Govern, 2022, And so, the mood was quite intense, 2022, Though buried, They echo, 2022, Pigs might fly too, 2022 and Lunch with the family at Mignon Street, Cape Town, 2022.
Photos by Jody Haines.
The Purple Shall Govern alongside the exhibition held an expansive public program with guests Colette Ruiters, Paul Gorrie, Peter Abrahams, Kimberley Moulton, Scottnes Smith, Samira Farah, Uncle Larry Walsh and N'arweet Carolyn Briggs and a catalogue essay by the late Zayd Minty.
This exhibition was in partnership with the Australia Centre for Contemporary Art, as a part of 'Who's Afraid of Public Space?' program. Roberta Joy Rich would like to also thank and acknowledge support from the South African History Archive and Dr Gary Foley and the Aboriginal History Archive.
Footscray Community Arts Catalogue
The Purple Shall Govern, 2022.
Solo exhibition at Footscray Community Arts.
Installation detail of Lunch with the family at Mignon Street, Cape Town, 2022. Audio-video installation with headphones, flat screen monitor, single channel high definition video and fabricated seating. Duration 36:33. Light reflecting on gallery floor and artwork is from The Purple Shall Govern, 2022, 47 windows with 797 'Deep Purple' lighting gel.
Photos by Jody Haines.
The Purple Shall Govern alongside the exhibition held an expansive public program with guests Colette Ruiters, Paul Gorrie, Peter Abrahams, Kimberley Moulton, Scottnes Smith, Samira Farah, Uncle Larry Walsh and N'arweet Carolyn Briggs and a catalogue essay by the late Zayd Minty.
This exhibition was in partnership with the Australia Centre for Contemporary Art, as a part of 'Who's Afraid of Public Space?' program. Roberta Joy Rich would like to also thank and acknowledge support from the South African History Archive and Dr Gary Foley and the Aboriginal History Archive.
Footscray Community Arts Catalogue
The Purple Shall Govern, 2022.
Solo exhibition at Footscray Community Arts.
Installation detail of Lunch with the family at Mignon Street, Cape Town, 2022. Audio-video installation with headphones, flat screen monitor, single channel high definition video and fabricated seating. Duration 36:33. Behind is Purple Rain on September 2nd, 1989, single channel standard definition video (SAHA is the custodian of this media) and above is The Purple Shall Govern, 2022, 47 windows with 797 'Deep Purple' lighting gel.
Photos by Jody Haines.
The Purple Shall Govern alongside the exhibition held an expansive public program with guests Colette Ruiters, Paul Gorrie, Peter Abrahams, Kimberley Moulton, Scottnes Smith, Samira Farah, Uncle Larry Walsh and N'arweet Carolyn Briggs and a catalogue essay by the late Zayd Minty.
This exhibition was in partnership with the Australia Centre for Contemporary Art, as a part of 'Who's Afraid of Public Space?' program. Roberta Joy Rich would like to also thank and acknowledge support from the South African History Archive and Dr Gary Foley and the Aboriginal History Archive.
Footscray Community Arts Catalogue
The Purple Shall Govern, 2022.
Solo exhibition at Footscray Community Arts.
Installation view of And so, the mood was quite intense, 2022, sound installation with analogue radio and fabricated seating. Duration 14:22. Light present and reflecting on artwork is The Purple Shall Govern, 2022, 47 windows with 797 'Deep Purple' lighting gel.
Photos by Jody Haines.
The Purple Shall Govern alongside the exhibition held an expansive public program with guests Colette Ruiters, Paul Gorrie, Peter Abrahams, Kimberley Moulton, Scottnes Smith, Samira Farah, Uncle Larry Walsh and N'arweet Carolyn Briggs and a catalogue essay by the late Zayd Minty.
This exhibition was in partnership with the Australia Centre for Contemporary Art, as a part of 'Who's Afraid of Public Space?' program. Roberta Joy Rich would like to also thank and acknowledge support from the South African History Archive and Dr Gary Foley and the Aboriginal History Archive.
Footscray Community Arts Catalogue
The Purple Shall Govern, 2022.
Solo exhibition at Footscray Community Arts.
Installation detail of And so, the mood was quite intense, 2022, sound installation with analogue radio and fabricated seating. Duration 14:22. Light present and reflecting on artwork is The Purple Shall Govern, 2022, 47 windows with 797 'Deep Purple' lighting gel.
Photos by Jody Haines.
The Purple Shall Govern alongside the exhibition held an expansive public program with guests Colette Ruiters, Paul Gorrie, Peter Abrahams, Kimberley Moulton, Scottnes Smith, Samira Farah, Uncle Larry Walsh and N'arweet Carolyn Briggs and a catalogue essay by the late Zayd Minty.
This exhibition was in partnership with the Australia Centre for Contemporary Art, as a part of 'Who's Afraid of Public Space?' program. Roberta Joy Rich would like to also thank and acknowledge support from the South African History Archive and Dr Gary Foley and the Aboriginal History Archive.
Footscray Community Arts Catalogue
The Purple Shall Govern, 2022.
Solo exhibition at Footscray Community Arts.
Installation view of Though buried, They echo, 2022, video installation with perspex in gallery floor, broadcast monitor and single channel standard definition video. Duration: 3:59. Behind is Pigs might fly too, 2022, single channel standard definition video with broadcast monitor, duration 05:45. Purple light present is from The Purple Shall Govern, 2022 light and window installation.
Photos by Jody Haines.
The Purple Shall Govern alongside the exhibition held an expansive public program with guests Colette Ruiters, Paul Gorrie, Peter Abrahams, Kimberley Moulton, Scottnes Smith, Samira Farah, Uncle Larry Walsh and N'arweet Carolyn Briggs and a catalogue essay by the late Zayd Minty.
This exhibition was in partnership with the Australia Centre for Contemporary Art, as a part of 'Who's Afraid of Public Space?' program. Roberta Joy Rich would like to also thank and acknowledge support from the South African History Archive and Dr Gary Foley and the Aboriginal History Archive.
The Purple Shall Govern, 2022.
Solo exhibition at Footscray Community Arts.
Installation detail of Though buried, They echo, 2022. Video installation with perspex in gallery floor, broadcast monitor and single channel standard definition video. Duration: 3:59. The gallery's own archival material can be seen in this artwork. Purple light reflecting on artwork is from The Purple Shall Govern, 2022 light and window installation.
Photos by Jody Haines.
The Purple Shall Govern alongside the exhibition held an expansive public program with guests Colette Ruiters, Paul Gorrie, Peter Abrahams, Kimberley Moulton, Scottnes Smith, Samira Farah, Uncle Larry Walsh and N'arweet Carolyn Briggs and a catalogue essay by the late Zayd Minty.
This exhibition was in partnership with the Australia Centre for Contemporary Art, as a part of 'Who's Afraid of Public Space?' program. Roberta Joy Rich would like to also thank and acknowledge support from the South African History Archive and Dr Gary Foley and the Aboriginal History Archive.
The Purple Shall Govern, 2022.
Solo exhibition at Footscray Community Arts.
Installation detail of Though buried, They echo, 2022. Video installation with perspex in gallery floor, broadcast monitor and single channel standard definition video. Duration: 3:59. The gallery's own archival material can be seen in this artwork. Purple light reflecting on artwork is from The Purple Shall Govern, 2022 light and window installation.
Photos by Jody Haines.
The Purple Shall Govern alongside the exhibition held an expansive public program with guests Colette Ruiters, Paul Gorrie, Peter Abrahams, Kimberley Moulton, Scottnes Smith, Samira Farah, Uncle Larry Walsh and N'arweet Carolyn Briggs and a catalogue essay by the late Zayd Minty.
This exhibition was in partnership with the Australia Centre for Contemporary Art, as a part of 'Who's Afraid of Public Space?' program. Roberta Joy Rich would like to also thank and acknowledge support from the South African History Archive and Dr Gary Foley and the Aboriginal History Archive.
The Purple Shall Govern, 2022.
Solo exhibition at Footscray Community Arts.
Installation detail of The Purple Shall Govern, 2022,
47 windows with 797 'Deep Purple' lighting gel.
Photos by Jody Haines.
The Purple Shall Govern alongside the exhibition held an expansive public program with guests Colette Ruiters, Paul Gorrie, Peter Abrahams, Kimberley Moulton, Scottnes Smith, Samira Farah, Uncle Larry Walsh and N'arweet Carolyn Briggs and a catalogue essay by the late Zayd Minty.
This exhibition was in partnership with the Australia Centre for Contemporary Art, as a part of 'Who's Afraid of Public Space?' program. Roberta Joy Rich would like to also thank and acknowledge support from the South African History Archive and Dr Gary Foley and the Aboriginal History Archive.
The Purple Shall Govern, 2022.
Solo exhibition at Footscray Community Arts.
Installation view of Pigs might fly too, 2022. Single channel standard definition video with broadcast monitor, duration 05:45. Purple light present is from The Purple Shall Govern, 2022 light and window installation.
Photos by Jody Haines.
The Purple Shall Govern alongside the exhibition held an expansive public program with guests Colette Ruiters, Paul Gorrie, Peter Abrahams, Kimberley Moulton, Scottnes Smith, Samira Farah, Uncle Larry Walsh and N'arweet Carolyn Briggs and a catalogue essay by the late Zayd Minty.
This exhibition was in partnership with the Australia Centre for Contemporary Art, as a part of 'Who's Afraid of Public Space?' program. Roberta Joy Rich would like to also thank and acknowledge support from the South African History Archive and Dr Gary Foley and the Aboriginal History Archive.
The Purple Shall Govern, 2022.
Solo exhibition at Footscray Community Arts.
Installation detail of Lunch with the family at Mignon Street, Cape Town, 2022. Audio-video installation with headphones, flat screen monitor, single channel high definition video, fabricated seating, duration 36:33. Light reflecting on artwork is from The Purple Shall Govern, 2022, 47 windows with 797 'Deep Purple' lighting gel.
Photos by Jody Haines.
The Purple Shall Govern alongside the exhibition held an expansive public program with guests Colette Ruiters, Paul Gorrie, Peter Abrahams, Kimberley Moulton, Scottnes Smith, Samira Farah, Uncle Larry Walsh and N'arweet Carolyn Briggs and a catalogue essay by the late Zayd Minty.
This exhibition was in partnership with the Australia Centre for Contemporary Art, as a part of 'Who's Afraid of Public Space?' program. Roberta Joy Rich would like to also thank and acknowledge support from the South African History Archive and Dr Gary Foley and the Aboriginal History Archive.
Footscray Community Arts Catalogue
The Purple Shall Govern, 2022.
Solo exhibition at Footscray Community Arts.
Installation view of Lunch with the family at Mignon Street, Cape Town, 2022. Audio-video installation with headphones, flat screen monitor, single channel high definition video, fabricated seating, duration 36:33. Light reflecting on artwork is from The Purple Shall Govern, 2022, 47 windows with 797 'Deep Purple' lighting gel.
Photos by Jody Haines.
The Purple Shall Govern alongside the exhibition held an expansive public program with guests Colette Ruiters, Paul Gorrie, Peter Abrahams, Kimberley Moulton, Scottnes Smith, Samira Farah, Uncle Larry Walsh and N'arweet Carolyn Briggs and a catalogue essay by the late Zayd Minty.
This exhibition was in partnership with the Australia Centre for Contemporary Art, as a part of 'Who's Afraid of Public Space?' program. Roberta Joy Rich would like to also thank and acknowledge support from the South African History Archive and Dr Gary Foley and the Aboriginal History Archive.
Footscray Community Arts Catalogue
The Purple Shall Govern, 2022.
Solo exhibition at Footscray Community Arts.
Installation view of Though buried, They echo, 2022. Video installation with perspex in gallery floor, broadcast monitor and single channel standard definition video, duration: 3:59. The gallery's own archival material can be seen in this artwork. Purple light reflecting on artwork is from The Purple Shall Govern, 2022, 47 windows with 797 'Deep Purple' lighting gel.
Photos by Jody Haines.
The Purple Shall Govern alongside the exhibition held an expansive public program with guests Colette Ruiters, Paul Gorrie, Peter Abrahams, Kimberley Moulton, Scottnes Smith, Samira Farah, Uncle Larry Walsh and N'arweet Carolyn Briggs and a catalogue essay by the late Zayd Minty.
This exhibition was in partnership with the Australia Centre for Contemporary Art, as a part of 'Who's Afraid of Public Space?' program. Roberta Joy Rich would like to also thank and acknowledge support from the South African History Archive and Dr Gary Foley and the Aboriginal History Archive.
The Purple Shall Govern, 2022.
Solo exhibition at Footscray Community Arts.
Installation view of Pigs might fly too, 2022. Single channel standard definition video with broadcast monitor, duration 05:45. Purple light present is from The Purple Shall Govern, 2022, 47 windows with 797 'Deep Purple' lighting gel.
Photos by Jody Haines.
The Purple Shall Govern alongside the exhibition held an expansive public program with guests Colette Ruiters, Paul Gorrie, Peter Abrahams, Kimberley Moulton, Scottnes Smith, Samira Farah, Uncle Larry Walsh and N'arweet Carolyn Briggs and a catalogue essay by the late Zayd Minty.
This exhibition was in partnership with the Australia Centre for Contemporary Art, as a part of 'Who's Afraid of Public Space?' program. Roberta Joy Rich would like to also thank and acknowledge support from the South African History Archive and Dr Gary Foley and the Aboriginal History Archive.
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