"Sign of the Times explores geographical and political aspects of NSW. The work questions institutional regulation of public behaviour and how that impacts on contemporary urban Indigenous communities. I reference traditional Indigenous pictograms and totem poles dating back more than 60,000 years. Signs break down multilingual barriers, increasing understanding of cultural differences and values. Signs are constantly underconstruction reflecting changing methods of communication and understanding "
"Aboriginal people are often called the 'first people' and so NSW Aboriginal people are the first of the first: the first to suffer the catastrophe of full European encounter. First to be confronted and attacked – the first to be forgotten. We remain the first in population size but in a time of wide acclaim for artistic expression, remain almost invisible regarding quality, respect and influence from our voices. Ngadhu, Ngulili, Ngeaninyaguis the first exhibition of these first people."
Djon Mundine, Campbelltown Arts Centre Indigenous Curator - Contemporary Art
Ngadhu, Ngulili, Ngeaninyagu includes Brook Andrew, Bronwyn Bancroft, Badger Bates, Euphemia Bostock, Gerry Bostock, Lester Bostock, Milton Budge, Robert Campbell Jnr, Karla Dickens, Kevin Gilbert, Genevieve Grieves, Adam Hill, Darlene Johnson, Warwick Keen, Roy Kennedy, Mickey of Ulladulla, Frances Belle Parker, Michael Riley, Elaine Russell, Jeffrey Samuels, Ivan Sen, James P. Simon, Gordon Syron, Esme Timbery, Laddie Timbery, H.J. Wedge andJason Wing.
