I have a commissioned poem ‘Family Tree’ featuring in the Wonderstruck Wonderers interactive at the QAGOMA. This is my fourth poetry commission (others have been for Story Factory and earlier exhibitions for QAGOMA.)

It is part of the digital interactive – which is presently part of Wonderstruck Exhibition! (28 Jun – 6 Oct 2025)

This is an online experience designed to increase engagement with, and help participants gain a deeper understanding of, select works on display – including Yuken Teruya’s Notice – Forest 2006.

People, culture and connections as well as trees inspired my poem. The Jacaranda makes an appearance as does my Papua New Guinean heritage and ideas about family and identity.

To see the interactive you can visit the following in person or online WONDERSTRUCK

Learn about Teruya’s art work inspired by Nature’s Wonders, and explore the stories by other writers of a range of ages (including me) and then create your own work on a tree that means something to you.

Grandparent, daughter, mother, and cousins – from Family Archives taken by David Perkins

If you visit the interactive or the exhibition, online or in person, please let me know as I would love to hear about your experience.