"These are the blood and bones of kamula, papa, malu, rabbitah, kalaya - camels, dogs, kangaroos, rabbits, emus, all the same."
In spite of the intense nature of this topic, there is a dynamic elegance to this work.
The subject matter of Blood and Bones is perhaps an indirect way of dealing with loss. Matjangka’s husband passed away in 2014 shortly before these paintings were created. As a longstanding health-worker at the Fregon clinic, Matjangka deals with a greater amount of ’blood and bones’ than most artists.