WIRLTUTI SEASON

Robert Fielding: Melting Point
​The 3rd AFF Expand Moving Image Commission: منّت mannat
​Keith Piper: 22 Yards of Earth

Friday 9 October — Friday 4 December 2026

Robert Fielding: Melting Point
Recipient of the 2026 Jeffrey Smart Commission Robert Fielding (Yankunytjatjara/Western Arrernte/Afghan/Pakistani) presents an ambitious new moving image and sculptural installation. Working with specialist glass makers and community, Fielding expands on his interest in the car as a resonant symbol and tool in contemporary Aboriginal culture.

The 3rd AFF Expand Moving Image Commission: منّت mannat
In an immersive installation, Naina Sen, Naveed Farro and Harrison Hall draw on the communal and secular atmosphere of the courtyard of the Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya Dargah—a Sufi shrine in Delhi, India—to reimagine the cultural connections between West and South Asia.
This work originates from the 2024 Adelaie Film Festival EXPAND Lab.

Keith Piper: 22 Yards of Earth
In 22 Yards of Earth, a Samstag co-commission with the Biennale of Sydney, UK artist Keith Piper turns his attention to cricket. Exploring the sport as a conduit to national identity, his video installation deftly examines colonial legacies, race, class and social relationships.
Commissioned by the Biennale of Sydney and Samstag Museum of Art with generous assistance from Mark and Louise Nelson, and British Council in Sydney.