Kungkarrangkalpa (Seven Sisters) ‘Kungkarrangkalpa’ (The Seven Sisters or Pleaides) is significant Tjukurrpa (dreamtime). Its origins you may be familiar with in astronomy and its connection to ‘Wati Nyiru’ (Magic Man or Orion). The roots of this dreaming stems across indigenous groups around the world. The Australian Aboriginal songline is one Read more…
Women collecting bush foods The Anangu people travelled vast desert landscapes, following the seasons for food and shelter, deeply attuned to the rhythms of the land. This resilience and wisdom embedded in traditional bush foods that sustained them across generations. Maku (Witchety Grubs), with their creamy, nutty flavour, represent survival Read more…
Kungkarrangkalpa (Seven Sisters) ‘Kungkarrangkalpa’ (The Seven Sisters or Pleaides) is significant Tjukurrpa (dreamtime). Its origins you may be familiar with in astronomy and its connection to ‘Wati Nyiru’ (Magic Man or Orion). The roots of this dreaming stems across indigenous groups around the world. The Australian Aboriginal songline is one Read more…
Woodblock Sari by Bábbarra X Tharangini 2025 Woodblock print on handwoven silk, extract print with organic dyes, 100% Silk Co-created by Bábbarra Women’s Centre, Maningrida and Tharangini Studio, India Printed by artisans at Tharangini Studio Design brief by Bábbarra Women’s Centre Artists Woodblock carving by Shri C.H. Sreeram and Shri S.K. Read more…
Woodblock Sari by Bábbarra X Tharangini 2025 Woodblock print on handwoven silk, extract print with organic dyes, 100% Silk Co-created by Bábbarra Women’s Centre, Maningrida and Tharangini Studio, India Printed by artisans at Tharangini Studio Design brief by Bábbarra Women’s Centre Artists Woodblock carving by Shri C.H. Sreeram and Shri S.K. Read more…
Colourful Devastation This piece represent the mass devastation of coral conflicted by nets/ghost nets. its colourful foundation ripped and torn apart whilst being trapped across the coral beds, i conveyed the living and deceased ends upon the red to imply how distractive ghost nets can truly be whilst drifting through Read more…
Ancient Practices A single canoe ventures the cluster of tropical fish. 3 brave and curious men stops rowing to gaze at the various types of aquatic life to provide for the village. This is an old tradition which is still practiced today. The ghostly figures depict the traditional ways of Read more…
Shifting sea channels Please pay attention to the sky shifting sea channels. They weave through coral reefs and ventures anywhere the current takes them. They can even take some or more coral reefs with them (mostly the dead and weak coral). The white spots on the coral arches are bleached Read more…
Maza (reef) 1,2 and 3 Hidden within the ocean between Thursday, Hammond and Moa Island lies 3 great Maza (reefs). When the tide bares its lowest, traversing the seas become incredibly difficult as now these great pillars of reef stand as large barriers for the boats to navigate through. Art Read more…
Caught in the current This piece is of the great Hammer head who surveys the waters of Torres Strait searching its next meal. But even the Hammer head has battles against turbulent currents. Luckily the great Hammer head is known to evaded the currents and continues on its hunt. Art Read more…