DJIRRIRRA WUNUNGMURRA - YUKUWA

 DJIRRIRRA WUNUNGMURRA
YUKUWA,  2011
143 cm
Earth pigments on hollow log
 
PROVENANCE
Yirrkala NE Arnhem Land, NT
Buku Larrnggay Mulka Centre, YirrkakaVivian Anderson Gallery, VICCooee Art Gallery, NSW 
 
STORY
Djirrirra has explored her own interpretation ofĀ Yukuwa, a yam whose annual reappearance is a metaphor for the increase and renewal of her people and their land. TheĀ YukuwaĀ has inspired a new visual universe for the artist, centredĀ aroundĀ the seasonal variations of the yam and its morphology.Ā Djirrirra Wunungmurra was awarded theĀ TogartĀ Contemporary ArtĀ AwardĀ in 2008 and the Bark Painting Award at theĀ Telstra NATSIAAĀ in 2012.
 
EXHIBITED
Oct - November 2013, Djirrirra Wunungmurra - Yukuwa, Vivian Anderson Gallery, VICCooee Art Gallery at Australian Galleries, April 2016, Australian Galleries Sydney