Martin Potter

ISEA Bio(s) Available:

• ISEA2024

  The Ruwe Collective is an Australian based collective of Indigenous and non-indigenous filmmakers, Elders, Traditional Owners, storytellers, artists, performers, archaeologists and animators who have come together to create a series of immersive stories that capture the entanglement of emerging archaeological research with Indigenous knowledges. The full-dome planetarium show ‘The Earth Above: a deep time view of Australia’s epic history’ is one of these stories. The Ruwe Collective come from every nation represented in this story – from saltwater country in the far north of Australia to the lakes and mountains of the south. ‘Ruwe’ is a Ngarrindjeri word denoting a central government representing many tribes and it also connotes Country.

  The planetarium video has been co-created with traditional owner groups across 4 key sites: Girraween Lagoon (Larrakia and Wulna), Lake Mungo (Paakantyi, Ngyiampaa and Mutthi Mutthi), Cloggs Cave (Gunai-Kurnai) and Lizard Island (Dingaal and Ngurrumungu).

  Traditional Owners and key community members from each nation featured in The Earth Above co-created the stories: writing, voicing, visualising and animating the work. Through this co-creation ‘The Earth Above’ aims to contribute to a transformation of our understanding of Australia’s ancient Indigenous heritage and environment.