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Working on Mirrar Country with Marawuddi gallery and Mahbilil festival based in Jabiru, this collaborative project spanned a 3 week period where i worked with local Indigenous artists Abel Naborlhborlh, Graham Rostron, Ayasha Alderson, Nonica Hardy, Selone Djandjomerr, Rosie Munjadi and Ray Munjadi. Together we came up with this design using the colour palette of natural dyes that are used for weaving with pandanus in this region. Looking through these images you can see a forest of animals and symbols from this region. The Namargon (middle left) is lightning man by Selone Namargon, a creation spirit, responsible for lightening storms, he has axes on his knees and elbows that split the clouds to create lightening. Wrapping around the side is the Yawk Yawk by Graham, a female water spirit that are guardians of sacred waterholes. They turn into dragonfly’s at the end of the wet season, which signifies to bininj (aboriginal people) that the wet season has finished.
Working on Mirrar Country with Marawuddi gallery and Mahbilil festival based in Jabiru, this collaborative project spanned a 3 week period where i worked with local Indigenous artists Abel Naborlhborlh, Graham Rostron, Ayasha Alderson, Nonica Hardy, Selone Djandjomerr, Rosie Munjadi and Ray Munjadi. Together we came up with this design using the colour palette of natural dyes that are used for weaving with pandanus in this region. Looking through these images you can see a forest of animals and symbols from this region. The Namargon (middle left) is lightning man by Selone Namargon, a creation spirit, responsible for lightening storms, he has axes on his knees and elbows that split the clouds to create lightening. Wrapping around the side is the Yawk Yawk by Graham, a female water spirit that are guardians of sacred waterholes. They turn into dragonfly’s at the end of the wet season, which signifies to bininj (aboriginal people) that the wet season has finished.