Gudirr Gudirr - Press

“Gudirr Gudirr is an indictment of Australia’s colonial history, of its massacres, forced removals and stolen land, it is also a work filled with great care, remembrance, joy, beauty and pride. These twin narratives overlap and interweave; there is tension and its counterpoint–stasis and movement–all at once. You could say that Ah Kee and Pigram are able to distil into one film what The National is attempting to do across three institutions.”

'What is Missing is Momentum': The National 2021, New Australian Art
Naomi Riddle - Art Review

“Outstanding”
“In her vigorous, fluid movements and spoken word, Pigram embodies the anger and exhaustion of generations of displaced and disadvantaged communities in the Kimberley. Ah Kee’s characteristic text and portraiture is expertly sewn into the footage, resulting in a stirring declaration of strength and resilience.”

Despair and hope; Anger and Optimism: The National 2021 Highlights Care in Australian Art
Felicity Fenner - The Conversation

“The work is an invitation to listen to history's lessons—and not only to the consequences of colonisation, but to testimonies of Indigenous survival and regeneration”

The National 2021 Finds Ways to Care in Australia
Susan Acret - Ocula Magazine

“Pigram’s choreographic style activates a unique form of storytelling that brings the traditions of Aboriginal dance and language, silat martial arts (Malaysia), the movement of animals and breakdance together. Ah Kee captures the deep-felt turmoil of Aboriginal people with his creation of text on screen, which echo Pigram’s spoken words. The coming together of these two important contemporary artists results in a powerful performance that cuts deep to the core of the devastating impact of colonisation on Aboriginal people in the past, and now. Don’t miss it!”

Kirsty Francis - A Rich Life

(Radio interview with Vernon Ah Kee and Liz Ann Macgregor)

Vernon Ah Kee and Liz Ann Macgregor
Daniel Browning - ABC The Art Show