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“This is a mystery healing man, walk around healing people, looking after the sick (nyanta) people. [He] comes once a full moon then disappears.”
– Richard Mandijalu
Name: Richard Mandijalu
Community: Bidyadanga
Biography:
Richard was born in Derby and grew up in Bidyadanga. He then moved to Perth where he stayed with Colleen and Desmond Taylor his aunt and uncle. he went to school at Christ church grammar school and enjoyed playing footy, basketball and making new friends. He has recently moved to Newman to be with some of his family and is enjoying it here.
He loves footy, his favorite team is West Coast Eagles.
He started working with Martumili in 2018 where he was part of the exposure photography workshop, he liked playing around with the settings on the camera and learning new skills. He likes working with his cousin Ignatious at Martumili, (another arts worker) "he makes me feel comfortable and helps me with a lot of things'.
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