Haus Yuriyal

Views of works by Haus Yuriyal, including Kuman (shield) paintings 2024, Bopa 2024, Kalabus 2024, Kamkau Ike (Haus toktok) 2024, Yuri Alai Eagles (ceiling shield paintings) 2024 and Garpa (ground) paintings 2023, installed for the 11th Asia Pacific Triennial, QAG, 2023 / © The artists / Photograph: C Callistemon, QAGOMA / View full image
Enock Aron, Mendi region, Southern Highlands Province, PNG / Isaiiah Bepi, Kondi Kainem tribe, Jiwaka Province, PNG / Yuriyal Bridgeman, Yuri tribe, b.1986, Australia/PNG / Digine Dickson, Yuri tribe, b.1996, Simbu Province, PNG / Peter Dii, Yuri tribe, Simbu Province, PNG / Veronica Gikope, Yuri tribe, b.1964, Simbu Province / Tony Jackson, Kondi Kanem tribe, Jiwaka Province / Maiboi Kamung, Kondi Kanem and Yuri tribes, Jiwaka and Simbu Provinces / Philip Kaupa, Yuri tribe, Simbu Province / Steven Kaupa, Yuri tribe, Simbu Province / Simbil Ken, Kondi Kanem tribe, Jiwaka Province, PNG / Moses Kirua, Yuri tribe, b.1992, Simbu Province / John Laif, Kondi Kanem tribe, Jiwaka Province / Philipai Matthew, Mendi region, Southern Highlands Province / Felix Michael, Kondi Kanem tribe, Jiwaka Province / Sima Mote, Yuri tribe, Simbu Province / Mondo Munum, Yuri tribe, Simbu Province / Paul Nulai Philip, Yuri tribe, Simbu Province / Kale Philip, Yuri tribe, Simbu Province / Hole Remon, Wabag, Enga Province, PNG / Jason Taimel, Kondi Kanem tribe, Jiwaka Province / Rowel Tala, Yuri tribe, Simbu Province / Yuan Tala, Yuri tribe, Simbu Province / Yuwanis Tala, Yuri tribe, Simbu Province, PNG / Toya Momal Tolpari, Yuri tribe, Simbu Province / Munum Tolpari, Yuri tribe, Simbu Province / Alison Wel, Yuri tribe, b.1996, Simbu Province / Ai Yopa, Yuri tribe, b.1984, Simbu Province
Live and work in Jiwaka and Simbu Provinces, Papua New Guinea
The Haus Yuriyal collective gathers to work in a circular Hausman (men’s house), traditional 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.
The vibrant designs customarily created on fighting shields within a Hausman provides the inspiration for Haus Yuriyal, who develop dazzling, individualised designs with paint, paper, plywood and wool. For the 11th Asia Pacific Triennial, Haus Yuriyal — alongside Veronica Gikope and Alison Wel — presents a grand display encompassing a functioning garden, architectural structures, kuman (shield) paintings, textiles and videos that express their unity and collective journey.