Artist: Heidi Lunabba Work: #othercomic (2016-18) Partner: Wangaree Community Centre Location: Lancelin, Western Australia
Heidi Lunabba collaborated with The Wangaree Community Centre in Lancelin, a centre managed by DADAA, a leading not-for-profit community arts and cultural development (CACD) organisation, promoting artistic vibrancy and social inclusion for people with disability, people experiencing mental illness and those who experience other forms of social, political or economic disadvantage.
Through a series of workshops, interviews and community events, Heidi’s work and subsequent project #othercomic investigated how social norms and the dichotomies of ‘us’ versus ‘them’ these norms create, affected the lives of Lancelin residents.
About the artist: Heidi Lunabba works critically and creatively on socially responsive and community-based art projects, often inviting people to participate. Through installations, photography and lens-based media she explores questions around identity, gender and communication, in public and privates spaces.
Lunabba has an MA in Fine Arts from the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts and is based in Helsinki, Finland. Lunabba has exhibited her works in solo exhibitions in Finland, Sweden and France, and participated in group exhibitions in Scandinavia, Tokyo, New York and Berlin. In addition to her artistic practice, Lunabba has also curated numerous exhibitions including We are already here, Galleri Gro, Jakobstad, Finland and is member of the Måndagsklubben Window Gallery (MWG) curatorial group. Lunabba has participated in several international residencies in Italy, Sweden, France and Hungary.
About our partner: The Wangaree Community Centre in Lancelin is a contemporary purpose-built arts space located within the coastal community of Lancelin. The centre is managed by DADAA. Lancelin is a coastal town approximately one and half hours’ drive north of Perth, the capital of Western Australia.
