Alison Anderson Australian, Luritja, b. 1958
Alison Anderson Australian, Luritja, b. 1958
Fire and water are each other’s mirrors, 2020
acrylic on linen
140 x 100 cm
840742
This work represents the two Tjukurpa stories that my clan possesses and must perpetuate. Though our old people all die too early, the song and story cycles are linked: they...
This work represents the two Tjukurpa stories that my clan possesses and must perpetuate. Though our old people all die too early, the song and story cycles are linked: they imply each other, they reflect and strengthen each other. They are represented in the two distinct pattern-forms in this work, but the work also displays an abstract idea of their closeness to each other. They depend on each other, just as all c lans and tribes need their neighbours in order to stand firm.
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