DOLLY LOOGATHA | ‘Wudu’ | Acrylic on boardArtist Statement: "Wudu is at the top area of Rukuthi it's Percy Loogatha's Country and he was King Alfred's small brother. We were told not to go there by our parents as it is dangerous country. Only men were allowed inside the cave, they have to be undressed and women who are pregnant have to walk sideways as they cross the salt pan. Today we still keep to these laws. People who come from Wudu are called Wudunathi." Artist Biogrpahy: "I was only a

Yidinji word for this tree is Julgil which is commonly called Pink Euodia

My father was an important man and traveling to Fiji and other places performing traditional dance

the resin from the Julgil tree was used to bond the spear tips which were then bound with the twine made from certain string trees

of both temporary and permanent natures

and how this folds into her artistic practice

The thinking of the men and the birds are as one

"This print is about when you go down to the buthu (Beach) you always find all kinds of stuff along the shore line from different types of shells to rock paddles and all the way to the small creeks on the beach here on Moa

We continue to collect language names

Iama/Yam Island

I’m not going to hurt you

Today the belief in black magic is still very strong

ROLAND NANCARROW | 'Spangled Drongo’ | 2024 |  Wooden wall sculpture / hand-painted