Floor Talk with Fiona Walsh - Clay on Country
Schedule
Sat Mar 28 2026 at 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
UTC+08:00Location
24 Chapman Road, Geraldton, WA, Australia, Western Australia 6530 | Geraldton, WA
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Join Fiona Walsh for an engaging floor talk at the gallery exploring the themes of Putu and Watunuma (Putu is Pitjantjatjara for termite pavement and claypan. There are synonyms in other desert languages. Watunuma is one Manjilyjarra and Walpiri term for flying termites).Dr Fiona Walsh
Fiona is an ethno-ecologist who is curious about people and plants, country and its creatures. Her home is Mparntwe / Alice Springs on Arrernte Country. Her family are fifth generation settlers on Yamatji and Whadjuk Noongar places. Fiona learnt about bush foods from Martu people in the 1980s and 90s. She has a PhD in Biology and Anthropology. Her passion is to collaborate and support Aboriginal people to record deep and complex knowledges especially to help teach their younger generations. She’s worked for Central Land Council, CSIRO and other organisations. Fiona is currently a Research Fellow at The University of Western Australia and ARC Centre for Indigenous Environmental Histories and Futures. She has co-written many articles, reports and books. She relishes the creativity of storytelling within films and photographs, and collaborations with artists, linguists and others. The linyji fairy circle project co-led by Fiona won a national science award in 2024. She believes that to know, use and care for country, helps to keep it alive.
Developed by Artback NT to coincide with the 16th Australian Ceramics Triennale in Mparntwe / Alice Springs, Clay on Country brings together 32 artists and collectives from across the central desert. The works reflect ancestral stories, contemporary experiences and settler histories alongside the joys and challenges of making with clay, the push and pull of this most tactile of materials.
Curated by Jo Foster and Neridah Stockley, Clay on Country is proudly toured by Artback NT with the support of Creative Australia and Visions of Australia
Image courtesy of Fiona Webb.
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