On Country - Photography from Australia

'Country' is a term embodied by First Peoples in Australia to describe the lands, waterways, seas and cosmos to which they are connected. It represents Ancestral ties to a place, and the living cultural presence of that place, and references the complex relationship land has to language, family and identity. Being 'on Country' is more than just being situated somewhere, it is about being shaped by that place, connected to it, and having a responsibility to care for it. Placing First Peoples' practice and relationality at the core of this project - accompanying a landmark exhibition at Les Rencontres d'Arles 2025 - 'On Country: Photography from Australia' brings together Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists who bear witness to both the visible and invisible aspects of being on Country. On Country features artworks by Tony Albert and David Charles Collins, Ying Ang, Atong Atem, Sonja Carmichael and Elisa Jane Carmichael, Maree Clarke, Michael Cook, Brenda L Croft, J Davies, Liss Fenwick, Adam Ferguson, Robert Fielding, The Huxleys - Garrett Huxley and Will Huxley, Ricky Maynard, Lisa Sorgini, Tace Stevens, wani toaishara, and James Tylor; and texts by Kelli Cole, Pippa Milne, Brendan McCleary, Kimberley Moulton, and Elias Redstone. Published on the occasion of the exhibition On Country: Photography from Australia, presented at the Rencontres d'Arles from July 7 to October 5, 2025.