Skip to content

Closed: Opens 11am Monday

A collection of handmade pottery, including bowls, vases, and a decorative vessel with a beak-like spout, displayed in low light with intricate textures and patterns visible on the surfaces.

Karu Kin

When

This exhibition has now ended.

Location

Buxton Contemporary Corner Southbank Boulevard & Dodds Street, Southbank. The University of Melbourne, Melbourne

karu kin is a BE. Collective special project led by Grace Dlabik as part of a BLAK C.O.R.E Mordant Family Fellowship at the University of Melbourne. Connecting indigenous women and non-binary folk through clay making using memory, embodiment, nurture, nourishment and connection. karu kin invited you to view the cyclical nature of the materials used in this project, from raw clay, and traditional practices, to shared experiences within community.

Participants of this project included Kaiit Waup, Aminata Diallo, Leilani Turner, Leilani Fuimaono, Kara Kupe, and Tavao Fa’avae-Eli.

Curated by Grace Dlabik.

Generously supported by the Mordant Family.

Hear from the artists

Gallery

A group of ancient pottery vessels, including a textured clay jar, a white ribbed bowl, and other earthenware, displayed against a dark background with dramatic lighting highlighting their surfaces.
A group of ancient pottery vessels, including a textured clay jar, a white ribbed bowl, and other earthenware, displayed against a dark background with dramatic lighting highlighting their surfaces.

  1. Banner Image:

    Installation view of selected work from Karu Kin.

    Photography by Dan Elborne