Ian Rictor paints with a quiet reverence for the country that he depicts, from his relatively recent nomadic movements over the endless interior that makes up Spinifex Lands. Ian walked from water source to food source and beyond, this was a cultural and family existence for survival in an arid land before his family were found and 'brought in' by relatives in 1986: making them the last known hunter gatherer in Australia. Ian's compositions center on the life affirming sites he depicts and each are multi layered with meaning. Many are surrounded with secrecy and only surface details can be recorded.
Here, Ian depicts country associated with the significant site of Miramiratjara, where a powerful snake lives underground. The site is marked by a gigantic single sand dune that from the top affords a view of the surrounding country in all directions.