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Jarlarloyn

After the flood of Dumbi, Namarali left Ngarinyin country to go to Woddorddaa country. He stole a woman (Jarlarloyn) from there and though she was the wrong skin for him, he made her his first wife. The other Wandjinas all gathered together and followed Namarali to the coast (Woddorddaa country). They found him at a place called Langgi its European name is Freshwater Cove. They had a huge fight and they killed Namarali and Jarlarloyn there. Before he died he told them to take him into a cave on the nearby hill and that is where he put himself up on the cave wall. Even today if you go there when the tide goes out, you will see a lot of rocks on the beach that represent all the Wandjinas that went for the fight and in the middle you will see two very large rocks which represent Namarali and his wife (Jarlarloyn).

Categories: MOWANJUM ART AND CULTURE CENTRE

Name: Kallum Mungulu

Community: Mowanjum

Biography:

Kallum was born in Perth in 1996. Kallum's father is a Nyikina man and his mother is from Worrorra country. Kallum's great grandmother, Gudu Mungulu, is a Ngarinyin woman, and his great grandfather is a Worrorra man.  Kallum identifies with all of the Mowanjum tribes and commonly paints all three of the Wandjinas. 

At the age of 16, Kallum moved to Freshwater Cove where he became interested in painting. He began life there working as a tour guide through the old sites. Here, Donny Woolagoodja taught him everything about the Wandjina, his people, his culture and art. The cultural and artistic knowledge that Kallum gained over time helped him develop his own unique style that encompassed painting the three Wandjinas along with Dumbi the owl. His artwork was displayed at the Syndey Opera House Homeground Markets Exhibition in 2017 and is currently displayed at Mowanjum Arts. 

Not only is Kallum a talented artist, he is also a singer songwriter and the front man of the local band, The Cruisers. Previously, Kallum worked at Derby radio station playing his music on air and recording his work. However, now Kallum performs more freelance gigs and is developing as a solo artist, performing at Mowanjum Festival multiple times.

Kallum also works at the North Western coast as a ranger. He finds that this allows him to keep his connection to his country strong. While on country, Kallum finds he has the strongest connection to his painting and his song writing. He paints majority of his spirit paintings while travelling up the coast and writes lyrics and music that explore his culture, history and country. 

 

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