West Space Commission

West Space is proud to premiere the culmination of Katie West’s National Regional Arts Fellowship as part of our Commission series. A Yindjibarndi artist on NoongarBallardong Country in Western Australia, West’s practice is defined by experiments in a‘custodial ethic’, grounded in the understanding that the health of human society and Country mirror one another. Realised across textiles, photography, an installation of found objects, weaving, and sound transmitted through radio this new project examines the entanglement of industry and Aboriginal kinships through the artists’ position as a Stolen Generations descendant, reconnecting with Country and practicing custodianship through creative practice.