“bring them alive, make sense of them, and continue the story”
Routes / Roots, Robert Fielding, 2020
“Fielding’s work is steeped in sharing local heritage, cultural experience and the stories being passed down. His most recent exhibition was at Linden New Art in Melbourne and its title, Routes/Roots, expresses his inclusive approach.
In that show, the tracing of his family roots was combined with a visit to the archives at the South Australian Museum in Adelaide, where he encountered many unattributed objects that had been taken from Mimili (formerly Everard Park Station).
These ceremonial objects, plus photographs and images that were traded, taken or ‘collected’, are just some of many that have been “stacked in archival cabinets in the museums” of our cities. Fielding’s project is to make them an active part of culture, to bring them alive, make sense of them, and continue the story.”
ANDREW STEVENS - ART GUIDE
