Yhonnie Scarce in conversation with Daniel Browning

Yhonnie Scarce in conversation with Daniel Browning

Author: ACCA (Australian Centre for Contemporary Art) April 6, 2021 Duration: 53:20
Listen now to Yhonnie Scarce in conversation with Daniel Browning, producer and presenter of Awaye! on ABC Radio National, as they unpack a range of ideas in Scarce’s practice and consider the works on display in the artist’s major solo survey, 'Yhonnie Scarce: Missile Park'. Yhonnie Scarce is an artist known for sculptural installations which span architecturally-scaled public art projects to intimately-scaled assemblages replete with personal and cultural histories. Scarce is a master glass-blower, which she puts to the service of spectacular and spectral installations full of aesthetic, cultural and political significance. Her work also engages the photographic archive and found objects to explore the impact and legacies of colonial and family histories and memory. Yhonnie Scarce was born in Woomera, South Australia, and belongs to the Kokatha and Nukunu peoples. Daniel Browning is an Aboriginal journalist, radio broadcaster, documentary maker, sound artist and writer. Currently, he produces and presents Awaye!, the Indigenous art and culture program on ABC RN, a specialist radio network of Australia’s national broadcaster. Awaye! surveys contemporary Indigenous cultural practice across the arts spectrum. A visual arts graduate, Daniel is also a widely-published freelance arts writer. He is a former guest editor of Artlink Indigenous, and the curator of Blak Box, a specially-designed sound pavilion commissioned by Urban Theatre Projects. He studied English and Art History at the University of Queensland before graduating with a degree in visual arts from the Queensland University of Technology. Daniel is a descendant of the Bundjalung and Kullilli peoples of far northern New South Wales and south-western Queensland. Image: Yhonnie Scarce in conversation with Daniel Browning at ACCA. Photograph: Arini Byng

The ACCA Podcast opens a door to the dynamic world of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, directly from its home in Melbourne. This series captures the institution’s vital program, offering a rich audio archive of artist talks, panel discussions, and critical conversations that unfold within its galleries. Each episode immerses you in the ideas behind major exhibitions and current artistic practices, featuring the voices of curators, thinkers, and the artists themselves. It’s a chance to engage with the questions shaping contemporary art today, whether you’re revisiting a memorable event or discovering it for the first time. By tuning into this podcast, you gain access to the depth and context of ACCA’s projects, hearing directly from the creative minds who define our cultural moment. The audio serves as both a companion to physical visits and a standalone resource for anyone curious about the processes and dialogues at the heart of a leading art space. Listen for insightful critiques, spontaneous moments from live recordings, and explorations of how art intersects with broader societal themes. The ACCA Podcast brings the energy of a flagship institution to your ears, wherever you are.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

ACCA Podcast
Podcast Episodes
Six Walks Ep 4: Idil Ali on the Carlton Housing Estate [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:08
This episode featuring Idil Ali is part of Six Walks an audio walking tour series commissioned by ACCA – Australian Centre for Contemporary Art. Find bio, access notes, images and further information here: https://acca.m…
Six Walks Ep 5: Timmah Ball on exploding the Maribyrnong [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:01
This episode featuring Timmah Ball is part of Six Walks an audio walking tour series commissioned by ACCA – Australian Centre for Contemporary Art. Find bio, access notes, images and further information here: https://acc…
Six Walks Ep 6: Christos Tsiolkas on silver screens [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:43
This episode featuring Christos Tsiolkas is part of Six Walks an audio walking tour series commissioned by ACCA – Australian Centre for Contemporary Art. Find bio, access notes, images and further information here: https…
Defining Moments: Founding of Gallery 4A with Dr Mikala Tai [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:07
DEFINING MOMENTS LECTURE SERIES: Founding of Gallery 4A and the inaugural exhibition in 1997 with Dr Mikala Tai ABOUT THIS LECTURE: In this lecture, Dr Mikala Tai discusses the founding of Gallery 4A in Sydney and its in…
Defining Moments: 'Don’t Leave Me This Way: Art in the Age of AIDS' [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:55
DEFINING MOMENTS LECTURE SERIES CONTINUES: Listen to Dr Ted Gott discussing the landmark 1994 exhibition ‘Don’t Leave Me This Way: Art in the Age of AIDS’ at the National Gallery of Australia, which presented over 200 wo…
ACCA Book Club with Ellen van Neerven [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:57
In our final ACCA Book Club, Ellen van Neerven discusses 'Throat', their newly published poetry collection, which explores love, language and land, and shines a light on Australia’s unreconciled past and precarious prese…