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title = "Blak Design Matters",
author = "Timothy Moore and Amelia Borg and Qianyi Lim and Nicholas Braun and Jane Caught and Jefa Greenaway",
note = "exhibition design RESEARCH BACKGROUND 'Blak Design Matters' is one of the first contemporary survey exhibitions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander contemporary design, showcasing the disciplines of architecture, interiors, furniture, fabrics, jewellery and landscape architecture. Sibling Architecture contributed to the show by creating the exhibition design in collaboration with Jefa Greenaway. The exhibition asked: what is Indigenous-led contemporary design in Australia? The driving question for the exhibition design was how can architecture represent place (of where the exhibition is located), how can it reflect the diversity of Indigenous Australia, and how do Indigenous and non-Indigenous designers work together to realise an exhibition design in this context? RESEARCH CONTRIBUTION The exhibition design gives new insight in the advancement of knowledge in the support and communication of Indigenous design via the architectural design of the exhibition. Jefa Greenaway stated: “The exhibition design, by Sibling Architecture and myself, is inspired by place and the understanding that we are on Kulin Nation land, and at the same time by the fact that Indigenous country is diverse, and that Indigenous culture isn{\textquoteright}t monolithic or homogeneous.” Place is identified in the use of blue-stone for the plinth while prefabricated steel frames relate to certain motifs (suggested by Jefa Greenaway) painted in bold colours selected by Marcus Lee Design. The exhibition design demonstrates originality through its innovative perspective and cross-collaboration approach between Greenaway Architects, Sibling Architecture, Marcus Lee Designs and Christopher Boots (who assisted with the lighting design). New knowledge also resulted in how to architecturally communicate place and pattern in an exhibition context. RESEARCH SIGNIFICANCE The exhibition was held at the Koorie Heritage Trust, a quality regional venue at Federation Square in Melbourne, which demonstrates research excellence. The quality of the exhibition is demonstrated in industry support with Principle Education Partner The University of Melbourne along with Metro Tunnel, Winya, Lendlease and Creative Victoria. The exhibition was part of the Indigenous Design Symposium program at The University of Melbourne, and opened by Aunty Carolyn Briggs and Martin Foley MP. MDQLTY_V; Blak Design Matters ; Conference date: 21-07-2018 Through 30-09-2018",
year = "2018",
language = "English",
publisher = "Koorie Heritage Trust Inc",
url = "http://koorieheritagetrust.com.au/exhibitions/coming-soon-blak-design-matters/",
}