Artiste : Wukun Wanambi (1962)

Titre de l'œuvre : Wawurritjpal

Pigments naturels sur écorce

Format : 113 x 45 cm

Provenance et certificat original : centre d'art aborigène de Yirrkala

Référence de la peinture : 1328-21

© Photo & text : Aboriginal signature with the courtesy of the artist, & Buku-Larrngay Mulka.

Explication de l’œuvre :

A set of three rocks stand in the mouth of Trial Bay submerged either completely or partially within its waters. The waters of Gurkawuy River flow out through Trial Bay past these rocks conflicting and clashing in a turbulent unity with the incoming tidal waters from the deep ocean. In sacred song, Bamurruŋu, a sacred and solitary rock in the mouth of Trial Bay lies submerged,within its waters surrounded by these fish; Buku-Duŋgulmirri or Wawurritjpal, Sea Mullet. Yolŋu of this area speak of a hole submerged under the rocks, from where bubbles are seen rising to the surface, sometimes bursting forth with a rush. The bubbles are seen as a life force and a direct Ancestral connection for the Marrakulu. When the Marrakulu perform ritual dance for the events depicted in this painting participants move towards a held spear representing the steadfastness of the rock, spliting the dancers who then surround the rock known as Bamurruŋu moving as does the sea to song and rhythm of Yidaki and Bilma. The fish depicted jump the ‘trap’ created by the rock in the same way that the soul slips its earthly bonds…

Collections :

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney NSW. Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide SA. Musee de Lyon, Lyon France. Museum of the Northern Territory, Darwin. Museum Fünf Kontinente in Munich, Germany. Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra ACT. National Maritime Museum...

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