MIMBURI NINYANGURRA
MIMBURI NINYANGURRA
OPENING CEREMONY 23rd April 5:30-8:30pm
23rd APRIL - 2nd July 2022
EXHIBITION BY BJ MURPHY - PRESENTED BY MUNNIMBAH-DJA - CURATED BY LIBBY HARWARD
Mimburi means ‘source’ or ‘continuous flow’ and Ninyangurra means ‘dreaming’, so Mimburi Ninyangurra means ‘Continuous Flow of Dreaming’.
Jinibara Culture man BJ Murphy presents his first solo exhibition, along with a series of sculptural installations as well as a songman performance, not to be missed, at Munnimbah-dja Welcome Place in Maleny.
Through this work BJ Murphy will invite you into his ninyangurra, where you will be immersed in the lived experiences of a Jinibara man returning to country. Mimburi Ninyangurra will sing out to and continue the sharing of culture in resistance to colonisation, following in the footsteps of his ancestor Gaiarbau (Willie McKenzie) and many others whose footsteps have tread this path before him.
The journey will start with the war cry handed down by Gaiarbau. BJ will call out to country and wait for its response surrounded by ‘Dreamtime Travellers’ (a sculptural form originally taught to BJ through mentorship of artist, Rick Roser) which have been re-created in tribute to Jinibara Country and the continuous flow of cultural knowledge it offers when we listen.
After a solo songman performance you will enter the Munnimbah-dja gallery and witness more of the cherished gifts of knowledge handed down to the Jinibara people by Giaribau, presented through a series of powerful canvas works.
Every piece in Mimburi Ninyangurra is made with locally collected ochres, seeds and feathers, relating to and singing up Jinibara Country.
'EXHIBITION'
Date: Sat 23 April – Sat 2 July 2022
Time: 9am – 4pm Thurs/Fri – Sat 9am – 2pm
Location: Munnimbah-dja - Welcome Place 20 Coral St, Maleny (Jinibara Country)
'OPENING CEREMONY'
Join us at Munnimbah-dja for a ceremonial opening of Mimburi Ninyangurra as the sun sets over Jinibara country.
Date: Sat 23rd April
Time: 5.30 – 8:30pm
Location: Munnimbah-dja - Welcome Place 20 Coral St, Maleny (Jinibara Country)
ARTIST TALKS
Come along and hear Jinibara Artist BJ Murphy yarn about Mimburi Ninyangurra and the stories that live within the artworks and Country.
Dates: Sat 07 May and Sat 25 June
Time: 10:30 – 11:30am
Location: Munnimbah-dja - Welcome Place 20 Coral St, Maleny (Jinibara Country)
Register: letsyarn@munnimbahdja.com
