Ngumu Janka Warnti (All made from rubbish), high-back chair
2020
Medium
leather, aluminium
Measurements
146.8 × 58.5 × 60.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of the artists, 2021
© Trent Jansen and Johnny Nargoodah
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
Trent Jansen and Johnny Nargoodah’s Ngumu janka warnti (All made from rubbish), high-back chair was featured in Melbourne Design Week 2020. Made from discarded aluminium mesh, the chair’s slender frame is hand-forged to appear unstable and laminated with brown saddle leather, revealing its geometric structure. This piece emerged from an eighteen-month journey of learning and deep listening, blending Indigenous and non-Indigenous knowledge to showcase design-led creativity, experimentation and craftsmanship.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Thirroul, New South Wales
Edition
artist's proof
Inscription
engraved and punched (inverted) in metal disc under seat c.: TRENT JANSEN & JOHNNY NARGOODAH / t A (underlined) / P j (in a circle) / EDITION No. (all in a circle)
Accession Number
2021.217
Department
Contemporary Design and Architecture