A Constant Searching

Produced on the occasion of My Country—our exhibition of Emily Kam Kngwarray's work, presented in London in collaboration with D’Lan Contemporary—this film examines the evolution of the Australian artist's painting practice. Here, Vanessa Merlino, Head of Research at D’Lan Contemporary, offers insights into the ways that Kngwarray's works give visual form to the rhythms, energies, and traditions of her ancestral Country, Alhalker, in the Northern Territory of Australia. “With her work, it's not about a singular painting. It's about this journey, it's about this constant searching,” Merlino says. My Country continues through August 8, 2025 at our London gallery.