The Meeting Place

Garwoeidhamin Mayan (Gar-woid-are-min May-arn) is a First Nations collective of three separate songlines, three stories, one journey. A meeting place for all to gather, its meaning: ‘Come together at the waterhole’. Created by Gomeroi (Gom-er-oi) women Tayla Jackson and Erica Dixon, alongside Wagadagam (Wa-ga-da-gam) and Goemu (Gu-mu) woman Harlisha Newie-Joe. Garwoeidhamin Mayan honours the ancestral connections of both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, acknowledging that these two Cultures are distinct in their traditions and expressions, and that they are equally profound in their strength, beauty and enduring wisdom. This series, The Meeting Place, was made in Hilda’s custom-built underwater studio on Awabakal Country.