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…
Banumbirr- Morning Star Ceremony by Burruna Banumbirr – Morning Star Ceremony (Dhuwa moiety) The Morning Star Ceremony is from the Dhuwa moiety. I have painted the ceremony here. It’s got leaves from the banyan tree (ficus virnens) that makes figs for people to eat – they are part of our Read more…
Kungkarrangkalpa Indulrungkalpa (seven sisters, Bush medicine) – Anawari Mitchell In Kungkarrangkalpa Indulrungkalpa (Seven Sisters Bush Medicine) Anawari intertwines the Seven Sisters narrative with the art of making bush medicine. Depicting special leaves and shrubs with the circular technique used to skilfully brew into tea or crafted into rubbing ointment. Anawari Read more…
Yawkyawk in Stone Country Yawkyawk is a word from the Aboriginal Kunwinjku/Kunwok language, meaning ‘young woman’ and ‘young woman spirit being’. Sometimes compared to the European notion of mermaids, yawkyawks are usually depicted with the tails of fish. They have long hair, associated with trailing blooms of algae, typically found Read more…
Kundayarr (pandanus) This fabric was created using the linocut fabric printing technique, which has been refined at Bábbarra Women’s Centre since it was introduced in the early mid 1990’s The Lino tile is carved by the artist at Bábbarra Designs. It is printed on fabric by hand using a variety of colours and layers. Read more…
Medigi (Paperbark Mosquito House) This painting is inspired by a larger artwork by George Milpurrurru (dec.), which in turn was inspired by photographs taken by anthropologist, Donald Thompson. During the wet season, Aboriginal people lived in a circular paperbark house like a large igloo in which a fire was kept Read more…