“James Tylor: Turrangka… in the shadows is a love letter to the Kaurna language”
The Darkness of Enlightenment II Casts, James Tylor, 2022
“The Darkness of Enlightenment II (2022 –) is an ongoing daguerreotype series that explores the historical records of Kaurna language and culture by nineteenth-century colonists, illuminating the important but complex role these recordings play in Kaurna cultural revival practices. This presentation includes six daguerreotypes, which Tylor has accompanied with cast bronze Kaurna belongings and colonial objects. It is a refined display and perhaps the more successful iteration of the series compared to the 2022 version currently touring the country in the National Gallery of Australia’s 4th National Indigenous Art Triennial: Ceremony.”
—- Erin Vink for Artlink
