Works – Dadirri Collaboration

In early 2018, after watching the Perth Artists series filmed by Peter Cheng, I was so moved by Tamsyn’s words I knew in my heart that I had to connect with her. Without allowing myself the chance to overthink things I reached out and pressed send. To my absolute joy, Tamsyn responded and over the following months and years we met, drank tea, shared ideas, and so was born our collaborative project, ‘Dadirri’.

“The connection with country is sacred to First Nations people. It is an interesting activity for people visiting this country, or travelling to other countries, or immigrants, to sit and sense what speaks to them when grounding themselves and becoming mindful in any particular place. Our project, Dadirri, a concept and practice brought to widespread focus by Dr Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr (AO), an Aboriginal elder from Nauiyu (Daly River), aims to demonstrate the functional, aesthetic and ethical outcomes when engaged in this Indigenous practice.”

Find out more:
Learn about the inspirational figure, Dr. Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr, and the practice of Dadirri here.
Learn about Tamsyn Heynes here.