You are on Bondi Bidjigal land! 2020 from the series You are here!

‘Anne Zahalka’s photographs have become iconic and represent key moments in Australia’s history. Her practice has persistently challenged and questioned the status quo for more than 40 years, which has included interrogating Australia’s national and cultural identity, addressing pressing issues such as the climate emergency’ – Anouska Phizacklea, director and curator of Zahalkaworld.




You are on Bondi Bidjigal land! 2020 from the series You are here!

 In You are on Bondi Bidjigal land!, Zahalka uses digital compositing to immerse the viewer in a landscape choked by the hazy, orange smoke of the 2019–2020 bushfires. Crucially, the foreground of the cliff features ancient First Nations rock engravings—stylized renderings of fish and a whale. These carvings provide the physical evidence for the Bidjigal land claim, grounding the ecological catastrophe within a broader context of traditional ownership and the ongoing displacement of Indigenous sovereignty.
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