The ḺUNDU Ripple.

The project is the starting point. The opportunity is what travels outward.

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One opportunity creates another.

Every ḺUNDU project is designed to create more than the work itself. We look beyond what happened to understand what it made possible, and what happened next.

The Ripple moves both ways.

ḺUNDU creates opportunities for Yolŋu creatives to connect with the wider creative industry, while creating opportunities for industry to work alongside, build relationships with and learn from Yolŋu creatives and East Arnhem Land.

Yolŋu creatives and community bring: Creativity, cultural knowledge, leadership, knowledge of Country, local relationships and different ways of seeing and creating.

The creative industry brings: Professional expertise, experience, tools, industry networks, mentorship and commercial opportunity.

Meeting point: Real work. ḺUNDU creates the conditions for these worlds to meet.

Close-up of a bicycle wheel with spokes and a hub, overlaid with a semi-transparent, concentric circle diagram with labels: People, Community, Place, Local Economy, Industry, Partners, in white text.

What The Ripple makes possible.

People: Paid work, experience, networks, employment.
Community: Participation, leadership, knowledge sharing, capability.
Place: Stories, visibility, Country, connection.
Local economy: Procurement, transport, accommodation, services.
Industry: Learning, talent, understanding, relationships.
Partners: Shared value, relationships, understanding, impact.

Success is not simply how many took part, but what it created next.

Tarlisa Gaykamangu standing barefoot in a grassy landscape at sunset, wearing a dark patterned outfit.
Black-and-white close-up portrait of Tarlisa Gaykamangu, with curly hair and a patterned scarf.
Two women with curly hair sitting in a field of dry grass during sunset or sunrise, looking at the camera, with serious expressions.

The Ripple in action.

One discovery on a 2022 editorial shoot in Milingimbi led to a modelling contract, Milan Fashion Week, a Vogue Australia cover and the start of financial independence for Tarlisa Gaykamangu. That is the Ripple.

SEE OUR WORK