Superheroes are big business these days, dominating our movie screens as the major players compete to create the next big spectacle.

So as the form of storytelling becomes more important, what does it mean to see yourself reflected in those heroes? Or in the creators working behind the scenes?

Cleverman garnered critical acclaim in recent years, but it was decades earlier when the first Australian Indigenous superhero took to the screen in ABC's Basically Black.

Blak Power, an exhibition at the Darwin Festival, showcases the work of more than a dozen artists from over the years.