DANIE MELLOR: MARRU | THE UNSEEN VISIBLE
Exhibition story

Danie Mellor: marru | the unseen visible brings together works by multidisciplinary Australian artist Danie Mellor that examine memory and remembrance; the relationship between First Nations people, culture and Country; and the environmental and social impact of colonial history. 'marru' translates as ‘becoming visible’ in the Dyirbal language of Mellor’s matrilineal ancestors. Through the works in this exhibition, Mellor presents new ways of looking, and visualises the unseeable and unseen.
‘Danie Mellor: marru | the unseen visible’ is a free exhibition held in QAG’s Gallery 14 from 15 March to 3 August 2025.
Feature image: Danie Mellor / Ngadjon-jii/Mamu peoples / Dark star waterfall (still) 2025 This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its arts funding and advisory body through a VACS Major Commissioning project / Courtesy: The artist and Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne / © Danie Mellor
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'Danie Mellor: marru | the unseen visible' exhibition curator: Sophia Nampitjimpa Sambono (Jingili people); Text contributors: Sophia Nampitjimpa Sambono, Bruce Johnson McLean, Rebecca Ray; Editing: Stephanie Kennard; Technical assistance: Shane Appleby, Zenobia Frost; Installation photography: Nicholas Umek