TRISHA SINGER - NGURA (COUNTRY)
TRISHA SINGER
NGURA (COUNTRY), 2021
67 x 91 cm
Synthetic Polymer Paint on Belgian Linen
REGION
Amata, APY Lands, S.A.
PROVENANCE
Iwantja Arts, SA
Cooee Art Leven, NSW
STORY
In Pitjantjatjara language, the word Ngura is a definition for the physical geography of land and country. However Ngura also has a more richly embedded meaning as a place to which someone belongs; defining where an individual comes from, their family connections, skin groups, and language.
Paintings of Ngura often portray personal stories and memories of country that is significant to the artist. Iconography of georgaphic elements within the desert landscape; such as rock holes, underground springs, mountain and rock formations, and sacred sites are meticulously recorded from memory and depicted from an aerial perspective.
Iwantja Arts is an artist studio located within the remote Indigenous community of Indulkana, on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands. Iwantja Arts is an Aboriginal corporation owned and governed by a board of directors. The art centre aims to encourage and support aritstic excellence and cultural development within the community by
providing opportunities, career development, and economic independence for pracicing artists.
EXHIBITED
A Cooee Christmas | Next Gen 2021, December 2021, Cooee Art | Redfern
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