Enock Aron, Mendi region, Southern Highlands Province, PNG / Isaiiah Bepi, Kondi Kainem tribe, Jiwaka Province, PNG / Yuriyal Bridgeman, Yuri tribe, b.1986, Australia/PNG / Digine Dickson, Yuri tribe, b.1996, Simbu Province, PNG / Peter Dii, Yuri tribe, Simbu Province, PNG / Veronica Gikope, Yuri tribe, b.1964, Simbu Province / Tony Jackson, Kondi Kanem tribe, Jiwaka Province / Maiboi Kamung, Kondi Kanem and Yuri tribes, Jiwaka and Simbu Provinces / Philip Kaupa, Yuri tribe, Simbu Province / Steven Kaupa, Yuri tribe, Simbu Province / Simbil Ken, Kondi Kanem tribe, Jiwaka Province, PNG / Moses Kirua, Yuri tribe, b.1992, Simbu Province / John Laif, Kondi Kanem tribe, Jiwaka Province / Philipai Matthew, Mendi region, Southern Highlands Province / Felix Michael, Kondi Kanem tribe, Jiwaka Province / Sima Mote, Yuri tribe, Simbu Province / Mondo Munum, Yuri tribe, Simbu Province / Paul Nulai Philip, Yuri tribe, Simbu Province / Kale Philip, Yuri tribe, Simbu Province / Hole Remon, Wabag, Enga Province, PNG / Jason Taimel, Kondi Kanem tribe, Jiwaka Province / Rowel Tala, Yuri tribe, Simbu Province / Yuan Tala, Yuri tribe, Simbu Province / Yuwanis Tala, Yuri tribe, Simbu Province, PNG / Toya Momal Tolpari, Yuri tribe, Simbu Province / Munum Tolpari, Yuri tribe, Simbu Province / Alison Wel, Yuri tribe, b.1996, Simbu Province / Ai Yopa, Yuri tribe, b.1984, Simbu Province

Live and work in Jiwaka and Simbu Provinces, Papua New Guinea

The Haus Yuriyal collective gathers to work in a circular Hausman (men’s house), traditional in the Jiwaka region of the Papua New Guinea Highlands. Its members originate from a number of provinces including Simbu, Jiwaka and South Highlands, with many sharing a genealogical connection to the Yuri tribe. The group began as a gathering of men keen to learn and share cultural practices; in recent years, the collective has expanded to include collaboration from Yuri women.

The vibrant designs customarily created on fighting shields within a Hausman provides the inspiration for Haus Yuriyal, who develop dazzling, individualised designs with paint, paper, plywood and wool. For the 11th Asia Pacific Triennial, Haus Yuriyal — alongside Veronica Gikope and Alison Wel — presents a grand display encompassing a functioning garden, architectural structures, kuman (shield) paintings, textiles and videos that express their unity and collective journey.