About the Artist My name is Lucinda Johnson-Cornes and I am of Pitjantjatjara descent. My discipline is Textile design, but I love to combine all areas of creativity that I enjoy into my work. I would describe my practice as sentimental, spiritual and a way of storytelling. Textiles to me allows me to work with my hands, and tell a story through different mediums. I love creative writing and have always been drawn towards words and using it as an intuitive practice. Recently, I have loved combining my writing into my textiles practice. I hope to situate my practice and work with other storytellers and practitioners to connect with community and culture. About the Artwork The purpose of ‘We know we must move’ was to explore the space in my mind where memories, questions and thoughts about my heritage lay. A vastness echoing of joy, pain and strength. Immediately, the way I wanted to explore this was through my textiles and creative practice. In my experience, there is no better way than to feed the thoughts from my mind, through my hands and into my work. The material process being as impactful as the outcome itself. Using my textile knowledge and skillset, I wanted to create something resemblant of the land and country. Rust dye colours speaking to me intensely, showing me the desert landscapes of a place I’ve never been. Hand-sewn intuitively, stringing together the resemblance of a map. A map of what was, what could have been and what will always be. My understanding of my Pitjantjatjara descent has been pieced together through the years. Listening to my family. Tales of stolen generation, removal from community, loss of family. I would be wrong to say there is not a thread of deep sadness that runs through us. Yet the other thing that runs true is our strength and resilience, and that’s the one thing I cannot forget. Creating this project has been the most bittersweet exercise in delving into memory, family, and community. It has cemented to me, the importance of our relationship between creating art and our personal storytelling.