Medicine Clay Story by Simone Arnol and Bernard Singleton | 10.02.22

For their first exhibition at Jan Manton Gallery, Simone Arnol (Gunggandji) and Bernard Singleton Jnr (Umpila/Djabugay/Yirrgay) present Medicine Clay (2019-20). This collaborative photographic series presents intimate portraits of three generations of Bernard Singleton Jnr’s family—his father, his niece and himself—each coated in a layer of coarse white clay. Known as medicine clay, this revered material is often used by members of Bernard’s family for the treatment of sore bellies, women’s business, and general wellbeing.

Credit: Medicine Clay Story video produced and directed by Bernard Singleton, 2022.