Like a giant paper pop-up book, Same Like Yesterday comes to life with animated artworks and storytelling. It tells the story of six senior Adnyamathanha women and 2 teenage girls travelling through the Flinders Ranges in the footsteps of Virlkuthalypila, the two women from the Yura Muda (Dreamtime).

Through this colourfully animated projection-installation, we share with you the stories of our ancestors and memories of growing up on our country.

Our country is woven together by an endless thread of stories. They are embedded in the land, the sky, the water, and the mountains. Even the animals hold stories from long time ago. We followed the journey of the two women, sharing and learning many more stories along the way. Stories that teach young ones to stay safe and respect sacred sites, and to help us all gain a greater appreciation of Adnyamathanha history and culture.

Teachers who experienced the work with their students at the 2019 Dream Big Children’s festival, and took part in our evaluation, unanimously felt that children left with a deeper understanding of Adnyamathanha and First Nations Culture. After experiencing the installation, students were invited to leave messages for the artists, they wrote: “It was AMAZING!”, “I love the story and the culture”, “The colours, music, singing- Everything. SO COOL!”, “It was inspiring, I would watch it again."

The key Adnyamathanha artists would like the work to be experienced by more children, “This is not only for our kids, but we want other children to know about our connection to culture and the stories of this land” (Adnyamathanha Artist, Yvonne Brady). They are looking forward to sharing this wonderful work with local audiences, before heading off to Sydney to install it at the Museum of Contemporary Art!

The show runs for 30minutes, and will be followed by a Q&A Session with the artists.

Appropriate for all ages.

This story teaches children to stay safe and listen to their elders, some parts of the story may be scary for very young children.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government's Visions of Australia program and through Creative Australia, it’s principal arts investment and advisory body. We would also like to thank the Port Augusta City Council, Country Arts SA and Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute for their involvement and support.