PROVENANCE
Purchased Arnhem Land, NT
Fireworks Gallery, Qld
Private Collection, Vic
ARTWORK STORY
The first of these small barks represents the intertwined systems of freshwater life. Each element has ceremonial resonance - the snake is a water spirit and guide; the lilies, signs of seasonal change and ecological abundance.
Mokuy are ghost-like spirits in Yolngu cosmology, often portrayed as agents of mischief, danger, or moral correction.
The Kangaroo is rendered in the X-ray style typical of Central and Western Arnhem Land tradition.
Works like these speak to the longevity of ancestral narratives - and the enduring mystery of art created within systems where authorship is communal, and knowledge held in trust.
PROVENANCE
Purchased Arnhem Land, NT
Fireworks Gallery, Qld
Private Collection, Vic
ARTWORK STORY
The first of these small barks represents the intertwined systems of freshwater life. Each element has ceremonial resonance - the snake is a water spirit and guide; the lilies, signs of seasonal change and ecological abundance.
Mokuy are ghost-like spirits in Yolngu cosmology, often portrayed as agents of mischief, danger, or moral correction.
The Kangaroo is rendered in the X-ray style typical of Central and Western Arnhem Land tradition.
Works like these speak to the longevity of ancestral narratives - and the enduring mystery of art created within systems where authorship is communal, and knowledge held in trust.
