Maar-ak- In Hands: Laurel and Brett Nannup

How does one hold the legacy of their mother, teacher and friend?
How can one honour the stories that have been passed down?
How do you represent one and their stories and legacy when they are gone?
When they are gone, but still here?

Laurel Nannup is a Birdiya — a leader. Often working in partnership with her son Brett Nannup, the duo have masterfully utilised the print medium to hold and transmit their Noongar culture. Their work tells the stories of our Nyittiny — cold times or creation time, while also investigating and unveiling notions of place, self and one’s own personal stories. Many of Nan Laurel’s works tell her story of childhood and upbringing; what it meant to live in a white family’s home, the story of her mum taking her from Carrolup Native Settlement as a baby to live in Pinjarra, until she was taken.