RISING: FLOWER POWER by KENT MORRIS, Melbourne, 2026

For thousands of years, the tubers of the murnong were a staple food for First Peoples throughout the southeast of Australia, cultivated and harvested in the millions from abundant yellow fields. Following the forced introduction of European farming practices, the murnong almost became extinct.

The work acts as a portal for reflection and a place to engage with the significance of this plant and the ecologies of Country.

Come and experience FLOWER POWER and consider the fields of yellow that were once across this continent’s southeast, and the murnong’s ongoing importance to First Peoples’ knowledge.