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A gallery space with a white wall and shiny black floor, displaying eight pieces of artwork that look like colourful road signs.

Until 8 Nov

Wanapati Yunupi艐u: 艎盲峁塧rr - Tongue of Flame

In the case of the works in this show, the Gumatj clan sacred design which Wanapati explores is gurtha or fire. But not just any fire. This is a Fire of supernatural intensity. So powerful that it transforms the land it touched for all time. Its identity is etched into every atom of Gumatj land it spread, or was carried, to.

Or more accurately the identity of the land holds the memory of The Fire (capitalised like 'The Flood' of the Bible). Events like the recent Victorian and South Coast NSW fires help us understand the message carried in this ancient pattern. This design is sacred because it reveals a hidden secret.

Will Stubbs, Yirrkala 2025

Date	Times
Tue 21 Oct	10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 22 Oct	10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 23 Oct	10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 24 Oct	10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 25 Oct	1:00pm - 4:00pm
Tue 28 Oct	10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 29 Oct	10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 30 Oct	10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 31 Oct	10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 1 Nov	1:00pm - 4:00pm
Tue 4 Nov	10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 5 Nov	10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 6 Nov	10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 7 Nov	10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 8 Nov	1:00pm - 4:00pm

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