Marlene Juli Gija , b. 1975
Goorlabal Ngarranggarrni, 2021
Ochres on canvas
100 x 120 cm
39 3/8 x 47 1/4 in
39 3/8 x 47 1/4 in
MM5371
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This work is inspired by a Ngarranggarni (Dreaming) story about Goorlabal the Serpent. In the Ngarranggarni, Goorlabal travelled from One Mile in search of water. He found water in the...
This work is inspired by a Ngarranggarni (Dreaming) story about Goorlabal the Serpent. In the Ngarranggarni, Goorlabal travelled from One Mile in search of water. He found water in the Springvale River. He rolled on his back in the water because he was over-heated. He turned into stone and is still there today. Goorlabal protects the waterways near Warmun, and this work shows the waterways entwined with the vertebrae of Goorlabal.
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