Lot 80

Spinifex Arts Project, Western Australia (accompanied by a copy of the certificate of authenticity)
Private collection, Melbourne

"Here is the songline of Wati Kutjara Tjukurpa (Twi Men Creation Line) generating from Lingka. It comprises Wati Walawuru (Wedge Tail Eagle) and Wati Wirutja (Owl Man) who both reside at Lingka. The narrative follows a particular day when, Wati Walawuru asks the other man to "Come hunting with me" but Wati Wirutja decides that he will stay home this day. Wati Walawuru soars off in search of game and is drawn to travel a long distance.

Meanwhile at Lingkaya a big rain comes and severely floods the site, drowning Wati Wirutja. These are Creation Beings, the first beings, those usually bestowed with great metamorphic powers who shaped the landscape as they moved though it, leaving the physical reminders of their supremacy for others to follow.

The songlines follow the physical and moral paths these powerful beings undertook. They then become intertwined with song and ceremony to encompass the land and the means to culturally embrace it. For Simon, the Tjukurpa is within him, it is part of him and he recalls the stories with passion and familiarity all at once, as if animatedly transposed to the very sites he speaks of."

As stated on the Spinifex Arts Projects certificate of authenticity.


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