2021 Adelaide//International James Tylor: The Darkness of Englightenment
James Tylor: The Darkness of Englightenment / 26 February — 1 April 2021
Image: James Tylor, The Darkness of Enlightenment, 2021, installation view, 2021 Adelaide//International, Samstag Museum of Art,
University of South Australia. Photography by Sia Duff.
The Darkness of Enlightenment calls into focus the mistakes, mistranslations and loss of knowledge resulting from European colonist processes in documenting Kaurna culture.
Drawn from his series From an Untouched Landscape, Tylor displays eighteen photographs captured on Kaurna land. Accompanying these are thirty Kaurna objects as made by Tylor according to historical records and two sound works by Koorie artist Anna Liebzeit; one capturing Kaurna language and music by the artist and Jack Buckskin, the other drawn from conversations with Kaurna elders involved in the revival and continuation of the Kaurna language and culture.
Within 2021 Adelaide//International, The Darkness of Enlightenment is a remembrance and action, recognising the powerful role recording our present holds in shaping our future.
Image: James Tylor, The Darkness of Enlightenment, 2021, installation view, Samstag Museum,
University of South Australia. Photography by Sia Duff.
Image: James Tylor, The Darkness of Enlightenment, 2021, installation view, Samstag Museum,
University of South Australia. Photography by Sia Duff.
Image: James Tylor, The Darkness of Enlightenment, 2021, installation view, Samstag Museum,
University of South Australia. Photography by Sia Duff.
Image: James Tylor, The Darkness of Enlightenment, 2021, installation view, Samstag Museum,
University of South Australia. Photography by Sia Duff.
