Off The Leash Features

Therese Ritchie: Burning Hearts

When Therese Ritchie first arrived in Darwin on a sweaty December day as a 20-year-old, she was mesmerised by the palpable quality of the weather. It was a place that was so lush with life that, at times, you couldn’t drive down the road for the number of green tree frogs hopping around. Here, she met photography lecturer Martin Munz and promptly focused her studies on photography, a medium that has had a lasting impact in her artistic practice.

Between the Moon and the Stars

Since the dawn of time the gaze of humankind has always looked towards the stars. The night skies have predicted futures, told stories of intergalactic pasts, and guided travellers, wanderers and nomads in their journeys over the lands and seas. Between The Moon and The Stars combines art and science to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the culmination of eons of human curiosity and one of humanity's greatest achievements – the Apollo 11 Moon landing.

Still in my Mind

The Wave Hill Walk-Off has gone down in history as one of the defining moments for Indigenous land rights. In August 1966 more than 200 Aboriginal pastoral workers and their families walked off Vestey’s cattle station in pro-test of their appalling working conditions and treatment. Brenda L. Croft’s practice-led doctoral research produced the collaborative exhibition Still in my mind, inspired by the words spoken by Lingiari, “That land... I’ve still got it on my mind.”