Reef The reef that surrounds Erub is colourful and always full of life. Precaution, when reef walking, is a life skill that is taught at a young age to all islanders. What you are seeing is a display of the various corals that are seen on the reef around Erub.
Turtle This turtle was created by stitching reclaimed fishing net, rope and twine. Reclaimed fishing nets (also known as ghost nets) are derelict fishing nets that drift aimlessly at sea indiscriminately fishing, killing turtles, other creatures and tangling boat propellers. We are recycling these nets, incorporating other flotsam and making Read more…
Eric’s Home Reef Erics home is affected by both climate change and human contact. Human contact (DIVERS) ruins his home by wrecking the rocks and stone that creates his home and a shelter for him to hide and protect himself from all the predators of the reef Some divers are Read more…
Hatchling/Nests 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 Read more…
Hatchlings 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 Read more…
RAY THE ROOKIE There was this particular group of Eagle Ray that all the little baby eagle rays wanted to be like just because this group of eagle rays are always trying to help the reef out with anything they can be help of. Few years have passed and Ray Read more…
Wagilag ga Wititj Dhawu (Wagilag Sisters and Olive Python Story) The Wagilag Sisters are central to the four important ceremonies of the Dhuwa moiety; the Djungguwan, the Gunabibi, the Ngulmarrk, and the Mandaialla. The story is primarily an account of how, in the distant past, the two Wagilag Sisters came Read more…
Nylalindi In this painting Selena has paid homage to her father, B Bununggurr, by depicting the vastness of Gurwliny (Arafura Wetlands) in North East Arnhem Land and in particular his homeland of Nylalindi. These are the second biggest wetlands in the world, Florida has the biggest, and in this painting Bobby Read more…
My Country and Bush Medicine – Betty Pula Morton The community of Ampilatwatja made a conscious decision not to paint ‘altyerr’ dreaming stories. The artists paint their country where those stories sit. I paints my country where I finds bush tucker and bush medicine. I am very happy when out bush hunting and gathering, it is where Read more…
My Country – Michelle Pula Holmes “When I go out hunting I always like to see the colour in the trees, the light, the dark and the bush medicine plants growing on the sand hills. The colours change at sunrise and sunset. I like hunting and seeing my country.” I Read more…