About the Artist
Tiffany Garvie is a Gunggari women who grew up on Yolngu Country in Arnhem Land in the mining town of Nhulunbuy. Known as an events, landscape and portrait photographer, Tiffany has a passion for telling stories in images. She has been a regular on the Melbourne events scene for a number of years and has a portfolio that ranges from classic portraits to abstract macro landscapes; and, from archival documentary to First Nations cultural events. Tiffany’s work is as diverse as her interest in the world around her. She now calls Naarm home.

About the Artwork
In Kalorama, I watched a young kookaburra trying to stand his ground against an adult magpie as they foraged for grubs around a fallen tree in the forest. The magpie kept moving the young kookaburra on until, eventually, he climbed to the top of the log and stopped. An angry conversation then started with the magpie telling the younger bird who's boss, while the kookaburra bravely and cheekily answered back. The interplay between the generations of birds reminded me of our own young people as they also push back against boundaries, standing strong to establish their own positions in life with family, peers, community and society.