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Mayra Kelly Ngunngun baraayn ngundakang

Work by Mayra Kelly, ARTEXPRESS 2023
Work by Mayra Kelly, ARTEXPRESS 2023
Work by Mayra Kelly, ARTEXPRESS 2023
Work by Mayra Kelly, ARTEXPRESS 2023

Since I can remember I have had many questions about my family’s roots. Who am I? Where do I belong? What is my story? With many holes and missing pieces in my family history, I have always been riddled with unanswered questions. My body of work explores the loss of identity and historical knowledge throughout my bloodline, as well as the rich culture, memories and emotions held in a single photo. I own a limited number of photos of my ancestors. For my work I manipulated them to represent the many layers of memories and emotions contained within a photo.

Influencing artists:
Imants Tillers

School

Warners Bay High School

ARTEXPRESS year

2023

HSC year

2022