Book Launch: Madjem Bambandila, The Art and Country of Kelly Koumalats

The Bookshop at Queensciff in association with Museum Victoria are thrilled to host the book launch of Madjem Bambandila: The Art and Country of Kelly Koumalatsos.

Join us as authors Kelly Koumalatsos & Dr Paola Balla discuss Madjem Bambandila with Dr Shelley Hannigan (Deakin University).

Coffee and tea will be served.

Limited capacity, tickets essential.

About the book: Madjem Bambandila is a stunning celebration of the artistic and cultural practice of acclaimed Wergaia and Wemba Wemba artist Kelly Koumalatsos.

Co-written by Kelly Koumalatsos and Dr Paola Balla and featuring the voices of a broad range of artists, writers and cultural figures, Madjem Bambandila takes a unique community-based approach to storytelling.

The book takes the form of a possum cloak, stitching together conversations, essays, poems and personal reflections to create a volume that is warm and grounded in culture. ‘This is blak storytelling at its deadliest!’ — Dr Shannon Faulkhead

‘Kelly’s work is quintessentially south-eastern, and it beautifully represents the heart, strength and power of Koorie art as a continuing sovereign force.’ — Dr Paola Balla