Artist, Curator
I extend my respects and acknowledgement to the traditional custodians of the scarred lands and waterways upon whose Country I live, work and create, the Nukunu and Kaurna people. I acknowledge and respect their living cultures and connections to Country which continue into the present.
I support the call for truth telling outlined in the Uluru Statement From The Heart, and dedicate my practice to upholding these values.
Ursula Halpin is an Irish born, Australian based Artist and Curator, living and working on Nukunu and Kaurna Yarta in South Australia. Halpin’s research explores the dark underbelly of religious institutions, Irish and Australian colonisation, where Irish families were fragmented, mothers and their children separated, removed to cold harsh institutions. Her Irish culture, historically and… Continue reading About
In stitch and in time – reflections on Náire Orthu The human body is the physical, material form in which we engage, interact with and receive the world. Our senses mediate these interactions. Take a moment: slide your tongue across the ridged edges of your teeth, graze your fingertips together, follow the air from… Continue reading Artist Statement