Islands are Mountains

Upcoming Exhibition

17 October - 12 December 2025

Islands are Mountains

Islands are Mountains is an exhibition and performance program of contemporary First Nations art exploring the multifaceted landscapes of collective memory.

When

17 October to 12 December 2025

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Shape-shifting, time-travelling, body-based, non-linear: the trickster figures in this project weave First Nations worldviews into stories which offer fluid alternatives to rigid categories and outmoded narratives, proposing instead an embodied, experiential way of being and knowing the world.

Feature Image: Anchi Lin (Ciwas Tahos), ‘Pswagi Temahahoi’ 2023. HD video, colour, sound. Courtesy of the artist.

Presented as part of Tarnanthi: Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art.

ACErlu tampinthi, ngadlu Kaurna yartangka inparrinthi. Kaurna miyurna yaitya yarta-mathanya Wama Tarntanyaku. Parnaku yailtya, parnaku tapa purruna, parnaku yarta ngadlurlu tampinthi. Yalaka Kaurna miyurna itu yailtya, tapa purruna, yarta kuma puru martinthi, puru warri-apinthi, puru tangka martulayinthi. Ngadlurlu tampinthi purkana pukinangku, yalaka.

ACE respectfully acknowledges the Kaurna people are the traditional custodians of the Adelaide Plains. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship with the land. We acknowledge that they are of continuing importance to the Kaurna people living today. We acknowledge Elders past and present.

ACErlu tampinthi, ngadlu Kaurna yartangka inparrinthi. Kaurna miyurna yaitya yarta-mathanya Wama Tarntanyaku. Parnaku yailtya, parnaku tapa purruna, parnaku yarta ngadlurlu tampinthi. Yalaka Kaurna miyurna itu yailtya, tapa purruna, yarta kuma puru martinthi, puru warri-apinthi, puru tangka martulayinthi. Ngadlurlu tampinthi purkana pukinangku, yalaka.

ACE respectfully acknowledges the Kaurna people are the traditional custodians of the Adelaide Plains. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship with the land. We acknowledge that they are of continuing importance to the Kaurna people living today. We acknowledge Elders past and present.