'Eric Avery is from the Ngiyampaa, Yuin, Gumbanga and Bundjalung people of NSW. His practice as an Indigenous, interdisciplinary artist is based in dance and music. Eric has an ancestry of strong, resilient, creative people. Eric aims to revitalise the languages of the First Nation through his practice. Eric describes speaking his ancestor’s tongue as a transformative experience. The different intonations inspire and inform his music. For Eric, engaging with the language of his ancestors is a continuance of his people’s culture. Through sharing his experience, Eric hopes to encourage a rediscovery of the lost or endangered languages through his poetry and interdisciplinary art. He collaborates with Wiradjuri/ Gomeroi poet Lorna Munro in PoeTRIBE, creating musical compositions punctuated with poetry which convey the modern, Indigenous experience as well as, strengthening their ancestor’s culture, language and law through reconnection.' (Source : https://rochfordstreetreview.com/2016/07/02/issue-19-featured-writers-part-1-new-shoots-commissioned-poets-mark-tredinnick-eileen-chong-and-eric-avery-curated-by-zalehah-turner-biographical-note/ )
