Umbrella Floortalk with Shivanjani Lal

Join Umbrella and artist Shivanjani Lal for a reflection on her work exhibited within Mere Porvaj [I am Remembering]. Shivanjani will discuss her practice, the themes of migration, memory, and ancestral loss in her work. She will share insights into her process, including her use of printmaking, storytelling. and historical research to reclaim forgotten histories.

Mere Porvaj [I am Remembering] is on display from 19 September - 2 November 2025.

Free event | Bookings are not required however capacity limits may apply.

Shivanjani Lal - Mere Porvaj [I am Remembering] is presented by Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts in partnership with the North Australian Festival of Arts.

Shivanjani Lal is an artist and curator, whose work has been exhibited internationally in Australia, New Zealand, India, Barbados, France, Indonesia, the United Kingdom and Italy. The artist often uses personal grief to account for ancestral loss, and recent works have used story-telling, objects and video to account for lost histories and to explore narratives of indenture and migratory histories from the Indian and Pacific oceans.

Shivanjani Lal using the printing press in The Studio at Umbrella during her 2023 JCU Special Collections Residency.