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Chloe Ngwarraye Morton – View of Country

This shows the layered landscape of Alyawarr, Central Australia. Knowing your country is an important part of living in a remote community like Ampilatwatja.

Knowing when and where to go hunting and gathering, knowing where there is ‘soakage’ (where you can dig for water), travelling with family for ceremonies, and maintaining a connection with the land.

“This is my country, my view of country.”

The community of Ampilatwatja made a conscious decision not to paint altyerr (dreaming stories). The artists paint their country where those stories sit.

 

Name: Chloe Ngwarraye Morton


Language: Alyawarre


Community: Ampilatwatja


Biography:

I was born in Ammaroo Station.  My father was a stockman on Ammaroo and I used to watch him round up cattle and work the with horses.  I now live in Ampilatwatja with my six children. 

I began painting at Artists of Ampilatwatja in 2010 and I learnt painting from my mother Milly Kemarre Morton.  My painting depict the landscape of my mother's country.  We would visit my mother's country sometimes to collect bushtucker and go hunting.  We would go camping out and sleep under the stars.  

 


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