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Salt bush & Plum , Surrounding the medicine tree

This painting represents elders collecting bush plums and ruby salt bush on country . The snake represents Biami,the rainbow Serpant, the center landscape represents the medicine trees on Yorta Yorta country , where elders  took medicine for healing spiritually , and physically , the flowers represents , the growth of the salt bush and berries ,

the white hands sacredness the diamond on the land of Yorta Yorta .the snake represents that a man has painted ,is and the U shape is the elders on country collecting roots 

Categories: Kaiela Arts Shepparton

Name: Dylan Charles

Biography:

I grew up in Shepparton and spent many years with family at Cummeragunja (Barmah).  I learnt how to get Bardi Grubs with my Grand Dad but he passed away when I was four years old. I learned the majority of my culture from my Uncle (Mum’s Brother) and he is still teaching me now. I spent a told of time at the Charles/Walker bend of  Dungala (Murry River) second on the left hand side! When I was younger going to the ochre mines was a really spiritual experience for me and also going to the sandhills where our law and initiation took place over time.

I like to interpret from the stars because our Nan told us that the stars are our map and so I like to reference the night sky in my work….. like the Emu in the sky. I like to imagine that I am looking from above – a birds eye view! I also like to mirror that view – the land and sky in the one view in my work, which represents the connection between the sky and the earth.

I look to use ochre in my paintings because it feels more connected to my traditions. It has a spiritual feel for me.

My Uncle Shane has always told me I am from the Dulunyagan bloodline to Ulupna. Our language group in Yorta Yorta and this language is classed as endangered due to colonisation and language and culture being forbidden.

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