Internationally acclaimed Martumili artists from WA's East Pilbara have illuminated the Sydney Opera House as part of the Vivid Sydney Festival.
Martumili artwork lights up Sydney Opera House in one of Vivid Sydney's "most outstanding commissions ever"
Yarrkalpa – Hunting Ground depicts the area around Parnngurr — a remote community on the edge of the Great Sandy Desert — and shows the seasons, burning practices and cycles of regrowth, hunting, land management and natural resources. Manyjilyjarra woman Ngarga Thelma Judson is one of the Martumilli artists who painted Yarrkalpa - Hunting Ground.
"They go and hunt and light a big fire and look around. Sometimes they kill a dingo. Long time but not now, we in town.""It's good," Mrs Judson said.Yarrkalpa – Hunting Ground depicts the area around Parnngurr. Another of the eight Martumili artists who painted Yarrkulpa was Ngalanka Nola Taylor. She was born Wirrinyalkujarra, north east of Punmu, and now lives in Parnngurr."It's about storytelling, what we used to do," Ms Taylor said.
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