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Lagau Pui V3/4

Mua Island is surrounded by nature gumtrees. Three species I’ve focused on this prints that plays as natures calendar to our mualgal people “tra-blood wood gum, “piwie”, Acacia “aragar- golden wattle. These blooms during the monsoon season indicating the abundance of trevally and garfish a hungry and a coming close to shore for a feed. Best time for women to go down to the beach to fish.

Art Centre notes:

The artwork is a ‘pochoir’ print, or monoprint, printed on BFK Rives paper

(100% cotton rag with strong archival properties). 

 

Artist: Loretta Glanville

Printer: Dian Darmansjah

Printed: Moa Arts Studio, February 2024. 

Categories: Moa Arts

Name: Loretta Glanville

Language: English, Kala Lagaw Ya

Community: Kubin

Biography:

I grew up in the Torres Strait. I am from a cultural background where my parents taught me about the local knowledge of the land. I have leaved on Kubin, Moa Island during my childhood and I'm from a family of 10. I would like to tell a particular stories and make a small film on my knowledge of Gelam, Seek, Yalbuz, Kara may and Murarath. haven't been any previous exhibitions or prizes but I would like to enter those compitetion once I kickstart this part of my career in Art. 

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