10/07/2026
This NAIDOC Week, we honour the enduring connection between First Nations peoples, Country & ancestral knowledge through the work adn artistry of Robert Fielding.
In Manta Miilmiilpa (Sacred Earth), Mr Fielding explores the profound relationship between land, memory & Tjukurpa, the life force and spiritual framework that connects all things. Drawing on photographic processes while challenging colonial ways of seeing, he invites the landscape itself to become the storyteller.
Reflecting on the work, Mr Fielding shares:
"From the earth we come, to the earth we return. My culture allows me to connect deeply with the sacredness of the earth, and see the presence of our ancestors in every aspect of life. The landscape becomes the storyteller, the ancestors that are still part of the landscape start speaking, and Tjukurpa becomes momentarily tangible."
Through light, Country, and ancestral presence, Manta Miilmiilpa offers a powerful reminder of the living sacredness of the land and the knowledge it continues to hold.
"An ever-changing presence, it offers glimpses of a truth we all need to remember: Manta Miilmiilpa, Sacred Earth."
