'Salt: Bearing Witness' Exhibition Launch

Join us at the Roxy Gallery to celebrate the opening of Salt: Bearing Witness, a contemporary photographic exhibition by Yamatji Wadjari photographer and visual storyteller Jodie Harris.

Drawing on her ongoing photographic series 'Becalmed', Jodie uses the vast, exposed landscape of a salt lake as both subject and metaphor for the long aftermath of domestic and family violence.

Within this striking landscape, a red-clad figure moves through the frame, its identity concealed. “A becalmed vessel is not wrecked. It is stranded—without wind, unable to move under its own power—and this is the condition many women describe long after the immediate danger has passed”.

These images do not depict violence directly. Instead, they invite us to reflect on its lasting impact, the complexities of recovery and the often-unseen experiences of women navigating life beyond immediate danger.

Grounded in lived experience, Salt: Bearing Witness creates space for reflection, recognition and the stories that continue beyond the frame. This exhibition is also part of the larger open program for the Head On Photo Festival 2026.

Jodie Harris is an accomplished photographer whose work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra. Her recent achievements include selection as a finalist in the 2026 National Emerging Art Prize and the 2026 Koori Mail Indigenous Art Award, following her 2025 National Photographic Portrait Prize finalist selection and 2012 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award finalist selection. Her work is held in the collection of the National Library of Australia.

We invite you to join us for the opening celebration and experience this moving exhibition.

Launch Event: Friday, 13 November, 6pm at Roxy Gallery.

Exhibition dates: Saturday 14 November 2026 to Sunday 3 January 2027

Artist Talk: Friday 4th December, Gallery Doors 5.30 for a 6pm start.

Where: Roxy Gallery, upstairs at 131 Summerland Way, Kyogle
Entry: Free. Everyone welcome.