Meet us at the intersection of art and science as Peter Swanton, First Nations astrophysicist and Cultural Astronomer with connections to Gamilaraay and Yuwaalaraay, investigates the interconnectedness between contemporary science, visual art and the world’s oldest living continuous culture.  

Join Peter for this exclusive and free National Science Week conversation as he responds to works of art in the National Collection as well as those featured in Ngura Puḻka - Epic Country. Let's examine the links between art, the universe and everything in it. 

Biography

Peter Swanton is a Gamilaraay man from Mackay, Queensland. Peter graduated from The Australian National University in 2019 with a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Physics, specialising in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Peter’s work in astronomy initially began with research around black holes and cosmology, but he has since shifted his focus to cultural astronomy and dark sky preservation. Peter’s work will highlight the scientific importance of Indigenous star knowledges, and what we need to do in order to preserve these knowledges on Country, as well as in the night sky.