Saturday 3 August to Sunday 6 October 2024

Disruptor: For all That Matters

Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat-Sun 10am-4pm
Blue Mountains Cultural Centre

Disruptor features fifteen artists who pursue diverse practices, each motivated to create art that responds to environmental concerns by examining ecologically significant Blue Mountains biospheres. In recognition that we are not separate from the natural world, that we are connected, and that our very existence is dependent on a healthy environment, the artists have created works with the purpose of raising awareness of the tender ecosystems that intertwine our neighbourhoods. A careless expanding urban footprint, the most common threat for beautiful mountain habitats, this exhibition seeks to pay homage to the vital role artists play in the environmental movement.

IMAGE: RANI BROWN Peat Moss 2024, video still, courtesy the artist

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF NGURRA

The City of the Blue Mountains is located within the Ngurra (Country) of the Dharug and Gundungurra peoples. MTNS MADE recognises that Dharug and Gundungurra Traditional Owners have a continuous and deep connection to their Country and that this is of great cultural significance to Aboriginal people, both locally and in the region. For Dharug and Gundungurra People, Ngurra takes in everything within the physical, cultural and spiritual landscape – landforms, waters, air, trees, rocks, plants, animals, foods, medicines, minerals, stories and special places. It includes cultural practice, kinship, knowledge, songs, stories and art, as well as spiritual beings, and people: past, present and future. Blue Mountains City Council pays respect to Elders past and present while recognising the strength, capacity and resilience of past and present Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Blue Mountains region.