Christian Thompson AO Yimba Yimbana / Just Listen 4 - 27 October 2022 | ONLINE | Yavuz Gallery Singapore
Yavuz Gallery is pleased to announce Yimba Yimbana / Just Listen, the first survey exhibition of the pioneering language-based sound artist Christian Thompson AO.
Yimba Yimbana / Just Listen brings together Thompson’s compelling and ethereal sound works, centered around an enduring premise on the notion that if one word of the artist’s endangered Bidjara is spoken, or sung, it remains a living language. Combining evocative chanting and electronic elements, Thompson invokes the cultural experiences and narratives of his Bidjara culture. Comprising seven sound works from a repertoire spanning over two decades, Thompson continues his Bidjara language, creating illuminating prose to form prevailing narratives from the lives of Thompson’s ancestors pre-invasion.