Ioanna has partnered with The Arnhem Land Progress Aboriginal Corporation (ALPA) for a pilot project. A group of 10 indigenous participants will create small sculptures, tools and jewellery using recycled aluminium in the craft of lost-wax casting.
Nhulunbuy has a bauxite mine due for demolition in 2024 for a rehabilitation project. Bauxite is the raw ore for aluminium, the processing used to occur on site in Nhulumbuy. The group have collected waste aluminium from the surrounding areas as their material and will be melting and casting metal in the coming days.