Djalkiri: We are standing on their names – Blue Mud Bay
31 July – 4 September 2010: Exhibiting at 24HR ART NT Centre for Contemporary Art
Djalkiri is a Nomad Art Production exhibiting at 24HR ART NT Centre for Contemporary Art, as a part of the Darwin Festival in August 2010.
Djalkiri is an exhibition of works by Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists created during a cross-cultural collaborative printmaking workshop at Yilpara, Blue Mud Bay, Arnhem Land in 2009. Djalkiri literally means ‘footprint’, but when applied to Yolgnu law it takes on a more profound meaning, forming the ‘spiritual foundation of the world’.
The title, Djalkiri: We are standing on their names, are words spoken by Djambawa Marawili AM. It is an acknowledgement of cultural inheritance based on understanding and mutual respect. It is about walking together in the footsteps of the ancestors.
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| Djambawa Marawili Garrangali etching and screen print © 2010 | Fiona Hall Pandanus – Gunga etching © 2010 |
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| Mulkun Wirrpanda working on her print during the workshop. | John Wolseley drawing with plants, a method he playfully describes as frottage. These drawings became the basis for his print series titled Baniyala - The Sand Palm Burns and Draws the Sea. |
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