  {"id":2226,"date":"2025-07-09T22:32:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T14:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/jcg\/?post_type=events&#038;p=2226"},"modified":"2025-07-10T15:05:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T07:05:36","slug":"kimberley-communities-draw-inspiration-from-james-tylor","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/jcg\/events\/kimberley-communities-draw-inspiration-from-james-tylor\/","title":{"rendered":"Kimberley communities draw inspiration from James Tylor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In June 2025, children and community from\u00a0very remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Kimberley\u00a0communities, reflected on James Tylor&#8217;s collection with &#8216;Our World in Photos&#8217;,\u00a0a photovoice project housed at 911±¬ÁÏÍø\u2019s School of Population Health. Inspired by James\u2019 merging of photographic processes,\u00a0participants engaged in a\u00a0series of photography, paint and cyanotypes workshops to explore culture and country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For this talk, Project Facilitator Lauri Parr, will share these community reflections, exploring the ongoing significance of James\u2019 work in challenging the colonialism that photography often implicitly expresses as truth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lauri&nbsp;Parr&nbsp;<\/strong>is an award-winning participatory visual artist, human rights researcher and 2025 Forrest Foundation Creative Fellow. She uses ethical photography, photovoice and storytelling &#8211; to explore, celebrate and share counter discourses &#8211; with underrepresented communities. Her portfolio spans collaborations in 14 countries in 5 continents, with work shared strategically in galleries, public institutions, and the public to influence social change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Event Details<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tuesday 22 July 2025<br>12:30pm \u2013 1:30pm<br>Free event, open to the public<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Light refreshments provided<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/events.humanitix.com\/james-tylor-exhibition-lunchtime-talk-with-lauri-parr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Register Here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The JCG Lunchtime Talks is a mid-week series that invites speakers from diverse disciplines to share their research, practices, and perspectives in response to the gallery\u2019s exhibition programming. These informal sessions offer a welcoming, collegial space to explore ideas, spark dialogue, and engage with the themes and questions shaping contemporary visual culture and artistic practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\">Image:&nbsp;<strong>\u00a9<\/strong>&nbsp;Lauri Parr 2025 | &#8216;Our World in Photos&#8217; | Kimberley, Australia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","event-locations":[5],"class_list":["post-2226","events","type-events","status-publish","hentry","event-locations-john-curtin-gallery"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/jcg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events\/2226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/jcg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/jcg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/events"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/jcg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"event-locations","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/jcg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event-locations?post=2226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}