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Painted on bark, paper and larrakitji (memorial poles), these works bear a naturally sculptural quality, casting gentle shadows from the physicality of their materiality.

Yunupiŋu's works draw upon the shared histories between the Yolŋu people and Maccassan traders, the Indonesian fisherman with whom her ancestors traded trepang (sea cucumber), a connection which predated European contact with Australia.

"The colours [...] tell the story of the human soul, the weather, the sky and the stars. These knowledges have been systematically passed through generations, intertwining creative …