Yhonnie Scarce: the Light of Day

Mixed-media glass artist Yhonnie Scarce shines her light on the darkest shadows of Australia's past.

One of Australia’s leading contemporary artists, Yhonnie Scarce is known for her large-scale, haunting glass installations that reveal connections to her ancestry and her desire to bring the darkest shadows of Australia's past into the direct light of day.

Kokatha and Nukunu artist Scarce illuminates a catastrophic global tale, framed within a story of painful personal connection to the impact of nuclear testing in her birthplace.

Through thirty evocative installations and intimate glass works, Scarce makes visible the impact of colonisation on First Nations families and communities told through the lens of archival imagery from her photographic collection interwoven with handmade glass objects.

The fiercely intellectual and uncompromising narratives of Scarce's practice transcend the local, and as the world again tilts towards potentially lethal global nuclear conflict, The Light of Day offers both a cautionary tale and contemplative hope for the future.

Celebrated internationally, Scarce brings her powerful and luminous work to AGWA in this world premiere as part of Perth Festival.