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SWEETNESS By creating Sweetness from the very thing that is destroying its ecosystem, I am raising awareness of the dangers of ghost nets to the reefs, animals, and the ocean. Like many other works from Erub Arts, this is created from abandoned fishing nets also known as ghost nets. These Read more…

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BEAUTY The sea is important to all Torres Strait Islanders. Animals, corals, sea grass add colours to the reefs in our region. Beauty was created with inspiration from the diverse reefs in our region of the Torres Strait.

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Bush Medicine Plants – Sandra Pula Teece This is Antarrengeny Country, sandhill country, my fathers country.  After rain the sandhills are abundant with flowers, grasses and bush medicine plants. This painting depicts the landscape filled with Parakeelya flowers (arrwelth), Acacia plants (alekw) and spinifex grass (aywert).

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

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Turtles and their nesting are in danger due to the rising temperatures caused by climate change. The movement of the sand cay also puts the eggs at risk, if the nest is too close to the outer part of the sand cay the eggs are at risk being washed away Read more…

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The Ranger The Ranger also known as the reef monitor. Over the years of always patrolling his reef, he is quite familiar with his surroundings until one day he notices something odd about how his reef. It was affected by climate change and human contact, also noticing that the crayfish Read more…

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