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Artwork water memory this artwork made of Three-channel HD video: 15:51 minutes, colour, stereo, 16:9, continuous loop, projection or screen OR Single-channel HD video: 6:26 minutes, colour, stereo, 16:9, continuous loop, projection or screen Director: Judy Watson, Alex Barnes / Editor: Alex Barnes / Sound: Michael Hewes / Photography: Carl Warner / Cinematography: Jared Bazley , created in 2012-01-01

water memory 2012
Artwork skullduggery this artwork made of Single-channel HD video: 29:42 minutes, colour, sound, 16:9, continuous loop, projection or screen Voice artists: Daniel Browning, Lafe Charlton, Roxanne McDonald / Editor: Joshua Maguire / Sound recordist: Ross Manning / Photography: Carl Warner / Graphic design: Michael Phillips / Script edits: Michele Helmrich / Transcription of archival documents: Georgia Boe, Michele Helmrich / Ochre washes on paper: Judy Watson Commissioned with the assistance of The Balnaves Foundation 2021-22, created in 2021-01-01

skullduggery 2021
Artwork death of a warrior in black and white, light and shade this artwork made of Video projection: 2:29 minutes, silent, black and white, continuous loop Editor: Cian Sanders / Research assistants: Alice Maia Rezende, Amelia Hine, created in 2021-01-01

death of a warrior in black and white, light and shade 2021
Artwork the skin of painting this artwork made of Single-channel HD video: 7:30 minutes, colour, stereo, 16:9, continuous loop, projection or screen Editor: Josh Maguire / Sound: Ross Manning / Performers: Emma Holgate, Otis Carmichael / Camera: Based Productions, Otis Carmichael, Carl Warner, Judy Watson / Salt drawing: Sandra Selig at Yeronga Paint Factory / Covid graphs: ABC News , created in 2020-01-01

the skin of painting 2020
Artwork water under the bridge, tumamun this artwork made of Single-channel HD video: 22:37 minutes, black & white, stereo, 16:9, continuous loop, projection or screen Editor: Sai Karlen / Acknowledgements: Otis Carmichael, Ray Kerkhove, Michele Helmrich, Dhana Merritt, Michael Aird, Jonathan Richards, Paul Memmott, Melissa Lucashenko, Deb Bennett, Margaret Reid, Jane Willock, Sophie West, Royal Historical Society of Queensland , created in 2020-01-01

water under the bridge, tumamun 2020
Artwork invasion this artwork made of Single-channel HD video: 14:40 minutes, colour, stereo, 16:9, continuous loop, projection or screen Editor: Josh Maguire / Sound design: Greg Hooper , created in 2020-01-01

invasion 2020
Artwork the witness tree this artwork made of Single-channel HD video: 5:40 minutes, colour, four-channel stereo sound, 16:9, continuous loop, projection or screen Editor: Josh Maguire / Sound design: Greg Hooper, created in 2018-01-01

the witness tree 2018
Artwork boodjamulla wanami this artwork made of Single-channel HD video: 5:41 minutes, colour, stereo, 16:9, continuous loop, projection or screen Editor: Josh Maguire , created in 2019-01-01

boodjamulla wanami 2019
Artwork names of places this artwork made of Single-channel HD video: 21:59 minutes, colour, stereo, 16:9, continuous loop, projection or screen Sound compositions: Greg Hooper / Image compositing: Greg Hooper / Video compositing: Jarrad Lee / Assistants: Freja Carmichael, Indy Medeiros, created in 2016-01-01

names of places 2016
Artwork the keepers this artwork made of Single-channel HD video: 9:15 minutes, colour, stereo, 16:9, continuous loop, projection or screen Co-directors: Judy Watson, Alex Barnes / Co-producers: Judy Watson, Alex Barnes / Camera: Lasse Johansson, Alex Barnes / Camera: Lasse Johansson, Alex Barnes / Editor: Alex Barnes / Sound design: Greg Hooper, Alex Barnes / Acknowledgements: Gayle Sculthorpe, Jill Hasell, Rachael Murphy, British Museum, London, Gavin Breen Collection, Waanyi language courtesy of AIATSIS , created in 2016-01-01

the keepers 2016
Artwork found with bones this artwork made of Single-channel HD video: 13:50 minutes, colour, stereo, 16:9, continuous loop, projection or screen Editor: Alex Barnes / Participants: Lafe Charlton, Uncle Bob Anderson, Kevin O'Brien, Bianca Beetson, Gordon Hookey / Featuring cultural artefacts in the Collection of the University of Queensland Anthropology Museum , created in 2014-01-01

found with bones 2014
Artwork blood this artwork made of Single-channel HD video: 4:04 minutes, colour, stereo, 16:9, continuous loop, projection or screen, created in 2012-01-01

blood 2012
Artwork glasshouse mountains this artwork made of DVD video: 2:59 minutes, colour, stereo, 16:9, continuous loop, projection or screen Sound recordings: Liza Lim / Sound design: Michael Hewes / Video and camera work: Peter Moor / Video editing: Maria Barbagallo , created in 2005-01-01

glasshouse mountains 2005
Artwork axe grinding grooves this artwork made of DVD video: 8:13 minutes, colour, stereo, 16:9, continuous loop, projection or screen Editor: Maria Barbagallo / Filming: Peter Moore , created in 2005-01-01

axe grinding grooves 2005
Artwork bones + crosses this artwork made of Digital video digitised from U-Matic, 3/4" and Super 8 film: 10:46 minutes, sound, colour, created in 1993-01-01

bones + crosses 1993
Artwork Karntawarra I this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, created in 2008-01-01

Karntawarra I 2008
Artwork Moreton bay rivers, Australian temperature chart, freshwater mussels, net, spectrogram this artwork made of Indigo dye, graphite, synthetic polymer paint, waxed linen thread and pastel on cotton , created in 2022-01-01

Moreton bay rivers, Australian temperature chart, freshwater mussels, net, spectrogram 2022
Artwork I know the voices in my head aren’t real but sometimes their ideas are absolutely awesome this artwork made of Linocut on Arches BFK 300gsm cotton rag paper, created in 2016-01-01

I know the voices in my head aren’t real but sometimes their ideas are absolutely awesome 2016
Artwork heron island #16 this artwork made of Two-plate etching and two screenprints on Hahnemühle paper, created in 2009-01-01

heron island #16 2009/10
Artwork Karr the spider this artwork made of Natural pigments on stringybark, created in 1980-01-01

Karr the spider c.1985
Artwork Once were Fishermen II this artwork made of Wire mesh, bicycle tyre frames, PVC piping, cable ties, netting, food packaging, created in 2014-01-01

Once were Fishermen II 2014
Artwork Once were Fishermen I this artwork made of Barbed wire, wire mesh, enamel paint, food packaging and household debris, created in 2014-01-01

Once were Fishermen I 2014
Artwork Textile length: Spider web design this artwork made of Screenprinted in orange, black and red on mauve commercial cotton, created in 1989-01-01

Textile length: Spider web design 1989
Artwork Ngalyod and Yawkyawk this artwork made of Natural pigments on bark, created in 1996-01-01

Ngalyod and Yawkyawk 1996
Artwork Nature Morte (Agriculture) (from ‘Natures Mortes’ series) this artwork made of Epson UltraChrome K3 inks on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Bright White 310gsm paper, created in 2021-01-01

Nature Morte (Agriculture) (from ‘Natures Mortes’ series) 2021
Artwork Piltati: Wanampi Tjukurpa this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen, created in 2021-01-01

Piltati: Wanampi Tjukurpa 2021
Artwork X X NO FRACKING! this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint and marker pen on woven polypropylene bag, created in 2018-01-01

X X NO FRACKING! 2018-19
Artwork Camping in Todd River. House too expensive $$$ this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint and marker pen on woven polypropylene bag, created in 2018-01-01

Camping in Todd River. House too expensive $$$ 2018-19
Artwork Aboriginal Hostel this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint and marker pen on woven polypropylene bag, created in 2018-01-01

Aboriginal Hostel 2018-19
Artwork I live at YIPIRINYA HOSTEL this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint and marker pen on woven polypropylene bag, created in 2018-01-01

I live at YIPIRINYA HOSTEL 2018-19