“Archives aren’t just in the libraries you know. They’re everywhere.”

THE ALTERNATIVE ARCHIVE - A short video featuring Wajarri-Badimaya-Maori man Mark Smith, and his mother, Wajarri-Badimaya woman Dr Charmaine Green. For Smith, art making with his mother means more than the picture at the end. In this video, Smith interrogates Western modes of archival knowledge and highlights the importance of stories and information held by families and communities, and their transfer to subsequent generations.Smith and Green's artwork 'Unravelling Archives 1' is touring Western Australia until 2024 with ART ON THE MOVE in the exhibition 'The Alternative Archive', a major survey of regional art in WA.

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This project has been made possible through the Regional Exhibition Touring Boost managed by the Department of Local Government Sport and Cultural Industries, supported by Royalties for Regions and delivered by ART ON THE MOVE.