Ashley Perry
Master of Fine Art
I am an interdisciplinary Goenpul artist from Quandamooka country.
My recent works come from research into Quandamooka cultural practices, focusing on material culture held in museums, universities and private collections. This research is used to produce works that uncover and question the discrepancies embedded in these archives. Drawn from several sources, from first-hand accounts to historical documents, these varied and often differing accounts are interrogated, compared and used to produce the works. The works question the certainty of these histories and offer alternative speculative potential. I am Interested in decolonising theories as a way of understanding materials, histories and artistic practice, and examining knowledge structures and methods around collections.
