Numbuh is a series of wearable artworks by Bindimu Currie. Numbuh is a fusion of ancient stories and Blak futurism, an ongoing collection of wearable artworks reconnecting Indigenous artists to Country, culture and kin and traditional methods of storytelling. Numbuh is a series of performance attire made largely from sustainable/ethically sourced natural materials and fiber processing methods. The collection is made for Indigenous performers and traditional dance troupes.
Bindimu is a multi-disciplinary artist and curator. Her practice includes fiber/wearable art and sand painting to DJing, soundscape and cultural dance, prioritizing the preservation of traditional arts practices, such as fiber harvesting and processing, while living in a colonial landscape. Connection to Country is the foundation of Bindimu’s career as a practicing artist. Building on mastering her practice as a fiber artist, Bindimu was the recipient of a 2023 Create NSW Arts and Cultural funding which financed the creation of the Numbuh collection that exhibited at her first solo at Boomalli Aboriginal Art Gallery. Entirely created with natural and raw fibers, natural dye pigments using traditional fiber harvesting and processing. The collection is described as ‘Blak Futurism’, an Indigenous perspective on western ideologies of a post-apocalyptic world. It is a collection of works that aims to redirect away from assimilationism and reconnect Indigenous performers to Country, culture and kin.
Image: Bindimu Currie, Numbuh (2023). Photo: Sharon Hickey, model: Angela Wurramara
