2018 Djang in Fibre: From Bim to Form | Fibre art from Maningrida

Djang in Fibre: From Bim to Form Fibre art from Maningrida 30 August – 22 September 2018

Djang in Fibre: From Bim to Form Fibre art from Maningrida 2018 Aboriginal & Pacific Art, Sydney in association with Maningrida Arts & Culture, Central Arnhem Land, NT 30 August – 22 September 2018

An exhibition of woven sculptures by artists Anniebell Marrngamarrnga, Seborna Namarnyilk, Yolanda Rostron, Frewa Bardaluna, Samantha Malkudja, Lulu Laradjbi, and Vera Cameron.

Since the late 1980s, artists of the Maningrida region have been known for their transformative use of weaving to represent djang* in fibre forms. This exhibition celebrates the some of the leading proponents of this movement which has permeated across the top-end, alongside the next generation of formidable fibre artists.

*Djang is an ongoing, eternal, life-giving transformative power that accounts for every aspect of existence. It also refers to the creation ancestor, the country where spirit resides, and to ceremonial designs and songs that represent that being.

Previous page: Anniebell Marrngamarrnga Yawkyawk 2018 (detail), pandanus (Pandanus Spiralis) and natural dyes, 92 x 218cm.

Anniebell Marrngamarrnga Yawkyawk #161-18 Pandanus (Pandanus Spiralis) and natural dyes 92 x 218 cm

Anniebell Marrngamarrnga Yawkyawk #1808-18 Pandanus (Pandanus Spiralis) and natural dyes 73 x 218 cm

Anniebell Marrngamarrnga Yawkyawk #269-18 Pandanus (Pandanus Spiralis) and natural dyes 80 x 228 cm

Frewa Bardaluna Nawali (Stingray) #225-18 Pandanus (Pandanus Spiralis) and natural dyes 63 x 98 cm

Samantha Malkudja Stingray #229-18 Pandanus (Pandanus Spiralis) and natural dyes 40 x 79 cm

Seborna Namarnyilk Birlmu or Namarnkorl (Barramundi) #747-17 Pandanus (Pandanus Spiralis) and natural dyes 34 x 36 x 158 cm

Anniebell Marrngamarrnga Fish #1948-18 Pandanus Fibre and natural dyes 33.5 x 90 cm

Anniebell Marrngamarrnga Birlmu or Namarnkorl (Barramundi) #445-18 Pandanus (Pandanus Spiralis) and natural dyes 27 x 86 cm

Vera Cameron Seratoga #541-17 Pandanus (Pandanus Spiralis) and natural dyes 37 x 132 cm

Vera Cameron Kangaroo #601-17 Pandanus (Pandanus Spiralis) and Bush Cane (Flagellaria Indica) with natural dyes 240 x 116 cm

Samantha Malkudja Yawkyawk #227-18 Pandanus (Pandanus Spiralis) and natural dyes 60 x 103 cm

Frewa Bardaluna Yawkyawk #2027-18 Gunga (Pandanus Spiralis) and Balgurr (Kurrajong – Branchychiton Populneus) and natural dyes 64 x 169 cm

Yolanda Rostron Jamu (Camp Dog) #23-18 Pandanus (Pandanus Spiralis) with ochre pigment and PVA fixative 9 x 16 x 52 cm

Yolanda Rostron Jamu (Camp Dog) #110-18 Pandanus (Pandanus Spiralis) with ochre pigment and PVA fixative 13 x 23 x 72cm

Yolanda Rostron YawkYawk #213-18 Pandanus (Pandanus Spiralis) with ochre pigment and PVA fixative 9 x 46 x101 cm

Yolanda Rostron Yawkyawk #1370-18 Pandanus (Pandanus Spiralis) with ochre pigment and PVA fixative 5 x 70 x 128 cm

Lulu Laradjbi Dirdbim (Moon Dreaming) #641-18 Pandanus (Pandanus Spiralis) and natural dyes 70 x 73 cm

Lulu Laradjbi Dirdbim (Moon Dreaming) #642-18 Pandanus (Pandanus Spiralis) and natural dyes 62 x 65 cm

Aboriginal & Pacific Art, Sydney in association with Maningrida Arts & Culture, Central Arnhem Land, NT 30 August – 22 September 2018 All images copyright the Artists.

Courtesy Maningrida Arts & Culture and Aboriginal & Pacific Art, Sydney.

Aboriginal & Pacific Art 1/24 Wellington Street Waterloo NSW 2017 Australia Ph: +61 2 9699 2211 info@aboriginalpacificart.com.au www.aboriginalpacificart.com.au