Lennard Walker dives easily into his depiction of the significant site of Kulyuru, situated in the northeastern area of the
Great Victoria Desert. As well as being a physically majestic deep rocky gorge that holds a large water source, it also
forms part of the Kungarangkalpa Tjukurpa (Seven Sisters Creation Line). This is a far reaching narrative that traverses
great swaths of Spinifex Country as it follows the journey of a group of young women as they evade the lustful pursuit of
an older man, Wati Nyiru. Nyiru has the metamorphic powers of transformation and is constantly tricking the women on
their travels. At Kulyuru, the women see the tracks of a prized food- a Kunyia (carpet python) and begin vigorously digging
for it, only to find after catching, cooking and ingesting the snake, that it was Nyiru all along. The women then vomit the
kunyia back up and make their escape to nearby Minyma Ngampi where they complete their journey by flying up into the
sky to become the Pleiades star cluster.
Kulyuru is depicted here with the Kunyia wrapped around the water source, guarding it in pursuit of the sisters. Next to the
Kunyia is Kuru Ala and Tjukaltjara rockholes where the tjina (foot) tracks of the sisters circling the rockhole are present.
The sisters move between smaller tjukula (rockholes) in search for water and sustenance whilst escaping Nyiru.
Lennard has also painting a section of the story at Kulyuru where the sisters throw the wana (digging stick) into the
rockhole, and as this happens the Kunyia emerges.
“This painting is full of story. It’s my place”. – Lennard Walker