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Ange Jeffery
Wiradjuri
Ganyi-dha Yirrayirra (Echidna in the Bush), 2025
bush dyed silk, sterling silver, river red gum tree sticks, mana gum bark
45.5 x 35.5 x 3 cm

Ganyi-dha Yirrayirra is a cultural creative response to the increase in racism and hate speech. Grounded in my relationship with Country and Ganyi, this work emerges from a process of experimentation with form, materiality, and the embodied transfer of essence from Ganyi. Through the transformation of Ganyi quills, I explored how cultural knowledge, resilience, and protection can be expressed through material practice. From this process a new Ganyi defence mechanism — a walumarra (protection/a guardian), speaking to both ancestral strength and contemporary resistance.

To honour the work’s connection to Country, the backing frame creates a space that evokes the undergrowth Ganyi moves through while snuffling for food. This space serves as a reminder of the environments that sustain Ganyi, and of the quiet, grounded resilience drawn from these places.

Through Ganyi-dha Yirrayirra, I assert the power of cultural expression as a form of protection and strength in the face of hostility.