Roberta Joy Rich

My creative practice takes place on the lands of the Boonwurrung and Wurundjeri Woiwurrung peoples of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respects to their Elders past and present, their ancestors and families, acknowledging their deep and ongoing spiritual connection to Country. I extend my respects to Wathaurong Waddawurrung peoples, whose lands I was birthed and raised upon that have deeply shaped me and my experiences.

I acknowledge Boonwurrung and Wurundjeri custodianship of the lands, waterways and skies that I continue to live, work and benefit from, recognising that sovereignty was never ceded. I come with an intention to deepen my understanding of ancestral pathways as a diasporic being, while sharing, learning and creating on unceded lands (Melbourne, Australia).

I extend this acknowledgement and pay my respects to peer African and Indigenous peoples across the globe viewing this website.

!Norasa Khâimâ: ǂAiho Aboxan "Dawid Stuurman" (Unbound Resistance: Remembering Ancestor "David Stuurman), 2025

Campbelltown Arts Centre presents in every room, an exhibition of new commissions and existing works by leading contemporary artists from around Australia.

Lara Chamas, Jagath Dheerasekara, Kuba Dorabialski, Roberta Joy Rich, Sancintya Mohini Simpson and Curtis Taylor are artists of integrity and grit. Their works draw on personal and communal histories, pointing to tragic political projects from around the world. In doing so, they invite an unravelling of contemporary complicities, delicately tracing connections between past and current systems of control and pulling into focus timely questions around responsibility, dignity and legacy.

In each room, they cast a light on a towering elephant while contemplating the role of the artist and creative practice in the current moment. Through their work, complex histories confront us, daring us to review our own positions and paths individually and collectively.

in every room centres a space for children and young people which encourages engagement with relevant stories, histories and provocations.

‍!Norasa Khâimâ: ǂAiho Aboxan "Dawid Stuurman" (Unbound Resistance: Remembering Ancestor "David Stuurman"), 2025 is a new commission presented in every room, curated by Eddie Abd, Isabelle Morgan and Emily Rolfe.