Performance: Yal Kuria - Haus Yuriyal Singsing

Haus Yuriyal / Photograph Courtesy of Haus Yuriyal

Haus Yuriyal / Photograph Courtesy of Haus Yuriyal / View full image

When

10.30 am – 1.00 pm, Sat 5 Oct 2024
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Where

Queensland Art Gallery & Gallery 3 (Kenneth and Yasuko Myer Gallery)

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair Accessible

What to Expect

Admission

Free

About

Join artist Yuriyal Bridgeman and members of the collective Haus Yuriyal for a Singsing performance to celebrate their collaborative artwork in the lead up to the Asia Pacific Triennial. The performance will take place at the Kamkau Ike (Haus Toktok), a highly ornamental structure inspired by grandstand spaces used for important ceremonial events in Yuri culture.

Haus Yuriyal / Photography: Digine Dickson

Haus Yuriyal / Photography: Digine Dickson / View full image

Haus Yuriyal

The Haus Yuriyal collective gathers to work in a circular Hausman (men’s house) in the Jiwaka region of the Papua New Guinea Highlands. Its members originate from a number of provinces including Simbu, Jiwaka and South Highlands, with many sharing a genealogical connection to the Yuri tribe. The group began as a gathering of men keen to learn and share cultural practices; in recent years, the collective has expanded to include collaboration from Yuri women and artisans of tribal and familial connection.

What to Expect

Here’s what to expect at this event.

Everyone is welcome! Please contact events.plus@qagoma.qld.gov.au in advance of the program if you have any access needs or queries about the event. Find out more about Accessibility at QAGOMA and planning your visit.

Participation and content

  • This is a durational drop-in performance. Audiences are encouraged to visit anytime between 10.30am – 1.00pm to experience a part of the performance. Audiences are not expected to stay for the entire length of the event (unless you wish to).
  • You are welcome to come with a friend or by yourself. Many people attend the Gallery solo.
  • We ask all attendees to be kind, respectful, and courteous to all participants, speakers and staff at this event. This program will be monitored by QAGOMA staff to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our attendees, speakers and staff.

Sensory aspects

  • Sound amplification will be utilised during the performance.
  • We try our best to minimise sound in the space, but sometimes there might be low level noise from a nearby artwork or the sounds of the Gallery.
  • Portable stools without backs will be available upon request.
  • The Gallery air conditioning is set to 21°C to conserve the artworks.
  • This event will be photographed and filmed by QAGOMA staff. If you do not wish to be photographed and filmed, please advise a QAGOMA staff member on arrival.