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Home Island - Cocos Island Dreaming - Supina Bytol Exhibition

Shoalhaven Regional Art Gallery

Home Island – Cocos Island Dreaming is a multidisciplinary installation led by an observational film work that explores the cultural, social, and emotional ties between Cocos (Keeling) Islands and rural Wheatbelt Western Australia. Premiering at Shoalhaven Regional Gallery in 2026, the project foregrounds moving image as its central anchor, with printmaking and sound forming a layered, immersive environment around it. The film adopts a quiet, observational approach, contrasting everyday life, landscapes, and rhythms of island culture with those of regional Western Australia, particularly Katanning. Through extended moments of looking and listening, it reveals how Cocos Malay communities operate as a living bridge between these two places—maintaining cultural practices, kinship, and memory across distance and displacement. Surrounding the film are experimental print works, including prints on sheepskin that reference the labour histories of Cocos Malays employed in Katanning's meat industry. These tactile surfaces function as material traces of migration and resilience, embedding history directly into the installation. A composed soundscape drawn from field recordings, interviews, and musical elements further connects the visual components, echoing both coastal and inland environments. Together, these elements form a multi sensory reflection on intergenerational memory, post-colonial identity, and cultural survival. Home Island – Cocos Island Dreaming offers audiences an embodied encounter with underrepresented histories, honouring the communities that sustain connection between island homelands and the Australian Wheatbelt.
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Supina Bytol, Jukong artwork
When
10 October, 2026
Venue
Shoalhaven Regional Art Gallery
Contact
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Location and Directions12 Berry Street Nowra New South Wales 2541 Australia
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Ticket Prices
Free
Product Types
  • Exhibition and Shows
Facilities
  • Public Toilet
  • Shop / Gift Shop
Accessibility
  • Actively welcomes people with access needs.
Accessibility Information
  • Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
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  • Caters for people with high support needs who travel with a support person.
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Dates
  • Saturday 10 October, 202610:00 - 14:00Confirmed Event
  • Tuesday 13 October, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Wednesday 14 October, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Thursday 15 October, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Friday 16 October, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Saturday 17 October, 202610:00 - 14:00Confirmed Event
  • Tuesday 20 October, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Wednesday 21 October, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Thursday 22 October, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Friday 23 October, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Saturday 24 October, 202610:00 - 14:00Confirmed Event
  • Tuesday 27 October, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Wednesday 28 October, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Thursday 29 October, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Friday 30 October, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Saturday 31 October, 202610:00 - 14:00Confirmed Event
  • Tuesday 03 November, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Wednesday 04 November, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Thursday 05 November, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Friday 06 November, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Saturday 07 November, 202610:00 - 14:00Confirmed Event
  • Tuesday 10 November, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
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  • Friday 13 November, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Saturday 14 November, 202610:00 - 14:00Confirmed Event
  • Tuesday 17 November, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Wednesday 18 November, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Thursday 19 November, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Friday 20 November, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Saturday 21 November, 202610:00 - 14:00Confirmed Event

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