I would like to acknowledge the Turrubal and Jagera people, the Traditional Custodians of the land where I have the privilege to live, learn and make my art today. I pay my respect to their Elders past and present and emerging, and acknowledge their continuing connection and contribution to the land, sea and community.

I am grateful for the opportunity to live and work on this land. I extend my respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across Australia, for their culture and traditions have endured for thousands of years, and have withstood the horrors of colonisation. Sovereignty was never ceded. It always was and always will be Aboriginal land.