Code-Switching: Creating Space to Align Structural Values

This research examines the ontological design of western institutions such as galleries, museums, and universities through practice-led and Indigenous-led research. The research was undertaken to determine if western institutions can be reconfigured through the Indigenous research methodology that I have formulated, wanyarra (active) code-switching and creative practice. The significance of this research is that it combines Indigenous knowledge and practice, being the immaterial and material, together through practice and research. I argue that the articulation of wanyarra (active) code-switching through practice transforms the ontological positioning of the viewer through embodied and immersive engagement with my practice.