Leah Decter is an artist and independent scholar based in Treaty 1 territory. Working from a critical white settler perspective her solo and collaborative art and research practices address and disturb social-spatial dynamics of settler colonial whiteness through ethics of intergenerational accountability and being in-relation.
Read MoreHudson Hall presents Ghost Dance for America, 1890, a large-scale immersive film installation by filmmaker and artist Karl Nussbaum. Presented in Hudson Hall’s historic performance hall, the work draws on nineteenth-century pre-cinema illusions and optical devices to explore the history of the enslavement of Africans, Indigenous dispossession, colonization, and spiritual resistance in the United States.
Read MoreThe theme of resilience at Weaving Water @ Yarun grounded an 11 day program exploring deep connection to place. Delivered in a year marked by disruption and recovery, Weaving Water focused on responding — to weather, to place, and to community needs as they emerged. What remained constant was a shared commitment to care for water, Country and each other through partnership, kinship and respect.
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