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Josephine Kay, Gunditjmara
Born from Country, 2025
raffia, New Zealand possum skin
17 x 48 x 36 cm

This work was inspired by a historic image of an Aboriginal baby resting in a hand-woven grass carrier. I wanted to honour that deep connection between birth, Country, and community. The basket holds space for new life, protection, and belonging, while the textures of fur and fibre speak to the strength and gentleness of culture carried forward.

I created this piece while travelling with my family to Barham, on Wemba-Wemba Country. The journey itself became part of the making — a reminder that art is not separate from lived experience, family, or Country, but is woven through it.

This work acknowledges the resilience of Aboriginal traditions and the ways in which we continue to nurture identity and belonging across generations.