OPENING TODAY: MAREE CLARKE’S ‘LONG JOURNEY HOME: WE ARE STILL HERE’ AT LINDEN NEW ART

As part of its 4O^th anniversary program, Linden New Art presents a significant new commission by leading Yorta Yorta/Wamba Wamba/Mutti Mutti/Boonwurrung artist Maree Clarke, on the building’s façade.

Long Journey Home: We Are Still Here revisits an image from the artist’s iconic photographic series of the same name, in which members of Clarke’s family are presented standing on the shore of Port Phillip Bay, wearing traditional possum-skin cloaks and white river clay painted on their faces. Clarke has overlaid the image with a hand-drawn map and a micrograph of river reed, referencing the act of Boonwurrung People welcoming guests onto Country, and ensuring their safe passage.

Through its re-enactment of a scene from pre-invasion Melbourne, Clarke’s work powerfully embodies the enduring sovereignty of the Boonwurrung People, as Traditional Owners of the land on which Linden New Art stands, and their deep connection to it, over tens of thousands of years.

Long Journey Home: We Are Still Here
26.O2.2O26 — 24.O5.2O26
Linden New Art
Bunurong Boon Wurrung Country
26 Acland Street
St Kilda VIC 3182

Other related events:
Tuesday O3.O3.2O26, 11 — 12:3Opm
A Little Further Reading
Linden New Art is hosting a storytime event called A Little Further Reading for young children and their caregivers. Participants will read a small collection of children’s books that echo the ideas and moods of the exhibition, using stories as a gentle entry point into contemporary art and contemporary ideas. It’s a calm, playful space for listening and imagination, and a quiet opportunity for families to connect with others in the community.

Suitable for ages O-6 accompanied by their parent/guardian/carer.

Click here to register.

Image: Maree Clarke, Long Journey Home: We Are Still Here, 2O25, digital print on mesh banner.