Burrut’tji (lightning serpent)
© All rights reserved Djambawa Marawili 2002 Australia – Natural pigments on bark | Purchased 2003. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation – Collection: Queensland Art Gallery © The artist
Opening Weekend Events: Death and Life: Rakuny Ga Walnga: Contemporary Arnhem Land Art
Galleries 3.1 & 3.2, Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) in Brisbane
Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA)
From 12 noon Saturday 25 May
Join Diane Moon, Curator, Indigenous Fibre Art, QAGOMA, and exhibiting artists for an afternoon of talks exploring the ‘Death and Life’ exhibition.
Belief in the circulatory nature of death and life is integral to Arnhem Land art. ‘Death and Life: rakuny ga walnga’, the Gallery’s first Collection‑based exhibition of contemporary art from Arnhem Land, includes bark paintings, hollow log memorial poles, sculptures and weavings that embody this idea.
The arrangement of works reflects artists’ languages and clan affiliations, as well as their connections with particular tracts of country, ranging from east to west Arnhem Land.
RELATED EXHIBITION – Death and Life: Rakuny Ga Walnga: Contemporary Arnham Land Art