SAM Talks: Making 'Lament' with Kat Parker

What does it mean to create a memorial for animals we no longer share the world with?

This episode of SAM Talks was recorded live at Shepparton Art Museum during Lament — A memorial of Australian extinction by emerging artist Kat Parker, SAM’s 2025 Spotlight Artist.

In conversation with SAM Curator Caroline Esbenshade, Parker discusses her printmaking practice, her use of linocut and paper, and the research underpinning the exhibition, which focuses on extinct Australian animals. The discussion also covers her process, things she's learned along the way, and the development of both two-dimensional prints and her intricate layered paper sculptures featured in the exhibition.

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Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) is located on Yorta Yorta Country, Shepparton, Victoria.
As a leading Australian regional art museum, SAM showcases its exhibitions and collections in new and exciting ways to create a welcoming, inclusive, and engaging space for all visitors.

Recognised for its significant Australian ceramics collection and nationally significant collection of Indigenous art, SAM’s programming is designed to be locally relevant and engages with global contemporary ideas. Through its exhibitions, collection, programs and events, SAM creates a place where art helps us to better understand the ancient culture of this country and contemporary multicultural Australia.