We invite you to join us for the opening of A call and response across the ocean, that brings together living histories of the Indian Ocean, reuniting friendships and kin ties that were severed through transglobal acts of colonisation. This reconnection offers a vision of the world in which generosity, empathy and cross-cultural collaboration can begin to heal the wounds of the past.
Event Details
Thursday 5 February 2026
4:30pm – 6:30pm
Free event, open to the public
Formalities from 5pm:
Welcome to Country
Perth Festival Director and Artist Speeches
Artist Performance
Light refreshments provided
Exhibition Open: 6 February – 3 May 2026
John Curtin Gallery’s Perth Festival exhibitions have been made possible with the support of Perth Festival, The Navigators, and Lotterywest.
Header image credits: Installation view of Thania Petersen, Rampies Sny (detail) at Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA), Cape Town, 2022. Courtesy of the artist, Ames Yavuz, and MOCAA, South Africa.
