A Trip Around the Desert

An Exhibition of Contemporary Indigenous Art in the Atrium Gallery

A Trip Around the Desert

An Exhibition of Contemporary Indigenous Art in the Atrium Gallery

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by ALISON NAPURRULA MULTA of Ikuntji Artists. The title is Waru. [IK05AM459] (Acrylic on Belgian Linen) Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by ALISON NAPURRULA MULTA of Ikuntji Artists. The title is Waru. [IK05AM459] (Acrylic on Belgian Linen)
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ALISON NAPURRULA MULTA

Waru
IK05AM459
Acrylic on Belgian Linen
 Waru | IK05AM459
Acrylic on Belgian Linen
 183 x 101cm | 72.05 x 39.76in
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This work by Alison Multa shows the bushfire tracking across vast areas of the desert, causing destruction but also renewing the landscape. It was common for Luritja people to set fire to the spinneflex as a means of controlling the harsh desert, using it to stimulate new plant growth of seeds and fruit, and to attract large game such as Red Kangaroo who come to eat.