Heatwave: The Women of Kalka
Forthcoming exhibition
Anyupa Nelson Australian, Pitjantjatjara, b. 1968
Kungkarangkalpa (Seven Sisters Story), 2025
acrylic on linen
122 x 91 cm
25-250
This is a major Tjukurpa for Irrunytju (Wingellina) and across the central Australian deserts. The seven sisters travelled from Kaliwarra to Wannan in Western Australia, stopping at significant sites and...
This is a major Tjukurpa for Irrunytju (Wingellina) and across the central Australian deserts. The seven sisters travelled from Kaliwarra to Wannan in Western Australia, stopping at significant sites and rockholes including Kuru Ala, a sacred place for women. They encountered a lusƞul man named Wati Nyiru, who chased them around the desert. Some of the details of this Tjukurpa (Dreaming story) are sacred and can’t be repeated.