PERMANENT SMOKO

Supported by Slag Heap Projects, PERMANENT SMOKO was a site-responsive residency and collaborative artwork, developed across ten days (6–16 October 2025) on Wilyakali and Barkindji Country in Broken Hill, NSW. PERMANENT SMOKO prioritised slow, relationship-centred processes: shared meals, morning teas (smokos), group field trips, community workshops, open studio yarns, and informal interactions. The project was an intentional centering of hospitality, conversation, and collaborative making and being as a way of mapping and remembering, attempting to deepen shared understandings of place.