COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT : IRRUNYTJU: Artwork from the Bungalow
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Heather Watson Australian, unknown, b. 1967
Kuru Ala, 2013
acrylic on canvas
112 x 75 cm
26-13
This is Heather's mother's story, and is part of the Kungkarangkalpa (Seven Sisters) dreaming. In this Tjukurpa the sisters are travelling across the desert all the time being pursued by...
This is Heather's mother's story, and is part of the Kungkarangkalpa (Seven Sisters) dreaming.
In this Tjukurpa the sisters are travelling across the desert all the time being pursued by Wati Nyiiru, a lustful old man who is trying to get the older sister for his wife. They don’t want this old man and are frightened by his sinister and relentless tracking of them. This man is a creation being and thus has magical powers. As a shape shifter he transforms himself into plants and animals in order to deceive the women and get close enough to steal Kampukurtja (the eldest sister) from them.
In this Tjukurpa the sisters are travelling across the desert all the time being pursued by Wati Nyiiru, a lustful old man who is trying to get the older sister for his wife. They don’t want this old man and are frightened by his sinister and relentless tracking of them. This man is a creation being and thus has magical powers. As a shape shifter he transforms himself into plants and animals in order to deceive the women and get close enough to steal Kampukurtja (the eldest sister) from them.