DANIE MELLOR - PERPETUAL (NGARAY)
DANIE MELLOR
PERPETUAL (NGARAY), 2022
122 x 160 cm
Photographic print on stainless steel
REGION
Mackay QLD
PROVENANCE
N.Smith Gallery, Sydney (label attached verso)
Private collection, Sydney
Art Leven, Gadigal, NSW
EXHIBITIONS
PHOTO2022, Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne, 29 April – 21 May 2022 (another example)
Danie Mellor: Recent Works, N.Smith Gallery, Sydney, 29 March – 29 April 2023 (another example)
Serpent: Aboriginal Art from Australia, Musée Yves Saint Laurent, Marrakech, Morocco, 21 July 2023 – 28 January 2024 (another example)
STORY
Perpetual (Ngaray) sees Danie Mellor harness the luminous surface of stainless steel to create a photographic work that reflects on memory, time, and the enduring presence of Country. The cool-toned image carries Mellor’s signature detail and atmosphere, capturing both the natural world and the viewer’s own reflection to invite a layered dialogue between past and present, self and landscape.
The title Ngaray, from the artist’s Mamu and Ngadjon heritage, refers to continuity and spirit beyond linear time. By working on stainless steel, a surface that suggests permanence, reflection, and modernity, Mellor merges contemporary materials with cultural depth. Perpetual (Ngaray) asks us to consider how Country endures: alive, remembered, and speaking across generations.
ARTIST PROFILE
