PAULINA PURUNTATAMERI - WINGA (TIDAL MOVEMENT / WAVES)

PAULINA PURUNTATAMERI
WINGA (TIDAL MOVEMENT / WAVES),  2021
180 x 120 cm
Natural Earth Pigments on Canvas
 
REGION
Tiwi Islands, NT
 
PROVENANCE
Munupi Arts & Crafts, NT
Cooee Art Leven, NSW 
 
STORY
This work depicts the tidal movement of waters in and around the seas and creeks of the Tiwi Islands. Not just influencing fishing and hunting opportunities, the movement of water carries masses of silt and sand, transforming the land and changing the coastal landscape. Winga can also be translated as 'waves', just one part of the changing tides. Tidal surges are at their most powerful when a king tide occurs during the Wet Season, especially during a full moon.
 
EXHIBITED
Tiwi Creation, May 2022, Cooee Art | Redfern
 
ARTIST PROFILE
PAULINA PURUNTATAMERI