'Kalipinypa'
17th Oct - 14th November
Mossenson Gallery, Melbourne
www.indigenart.com.au
This exhibition was conceived as a celebration of the fundamental importance the Kapi Tjukurrpa (Water Dreaming) site Kalipinypa has played to Papunya. The story tells of an important rain making ceremony to evoke the elements. It is a powerful storm, bringing on the lightning, thunderclouds and rain, sending its deluge to rejuvenate the earth, filling rock holes, clay pans and creeks. It evokes the power to create new life and growth upon the land. Artists like Johny Warangkula and Long Jack Phillipus painted this story since the 1970's, while the current crop of artists now interpret the story and place in a new light.
This exhibition features artists like Candy Nakamarra, Narlie Nakamarra and Denis Nelson Tjakamarra - all children of Johnny Warangkula, and Charlotte Phillipus and Lynn Ward, daughter and grand daughter of Long Jack Phillipus.