Marylou Verberne is a lens-based artist working on Dja Dja Wurrung Country in Central Victoria. Her practice explores the entangled histories of landscape, memory, and extraction through photography, mixed media and installation. Working with both archival and contemporary materials, Marylou reflects on the ecological and cultural legacies of colonisation, particularly in local sites shaped by the gold rush. Her current project, Once a Peopled Landscape, examines the damaged bushlands as witness and archive, inviting reflection on grief, resilience, and land care. Marylou is completing a Master of Contemporary Art at the Victorian College of the Arts and will present a solo exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ballarat in 2026. Her work spans visual and social inquiry, informed by a background in documentary film-making and social innovation, and is grounded in ethical storytelling, place-based research, and a deep attentiveness to land and memory.