The current exhibition Dhomala Dhäwu: Makassan Sail Stories is viewable online.
There is an accompanying e-catalogue. Download as pdf
We will reopen usual hours with Dhomala Dhäwu: Makassan Sail Stories on view from 21 October to 6 November 2021

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Exhibition runs: 21 October to 13 November 2021
Online (COVID) preview: 4 September to 21 October 2021
Artists: Ipeh Nur & Margaret Rarru Garrawurra

Proudly presented in collaboration with Milingimbi Art and Culture

The exhibition Dhomola / Makassan Sail Story crosses the centuries of contact between sea-farers and traders of the great Indonesian archipelago and saltwater people of northern Aboriginal nations. Dhomala is a Djambarpuyŋu word adapted from the Makassan word Dumala, both of which have the dual meaning of sail and cloth. Drawing on research describing Makassan voyages, the exhibition presents a poetic dimension of cultural contact between great civilisations. The focus is on maritime heritage, specifically wooden boat building and sea-farers’ customs. Through the intimate and reflective work of weaving and drawing Ipeh Nur and Margaret Rarru revise and revisit ancient practices—many still in use today—using startling contemporary forms.

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