Our endangered bernaysii

Elisa Jane Carmichael is a Quandamooka woman who honours her salt-water heritage by incorporating materials collected from Country. She embraces traditional techniques, and expresses contemporary adaptations through her weaving, painting, photo media and textiles.

Each of her pieces capture and re-imagine stories passed on from her elders and promote cultural continuity of traditions that were almost entirely lost to the impact of colonisation. Our endangered bernaysii depicts an orchid that is at risk from loss of habitat and unsanctioned harvesting.

Ochre, raffia, lomandra