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An image of women progressing from pure European to pure Aboriginal made Croft wonder where she fit in. Intermingling of the Races (03:19)īrenda Croft's father took many photographs that allowed her to make up stories in her head. Many children are taken away from their families as a way of breeding out the 'Aboriginal problem' and taken to Alice Springs. The Stolen Generations (02:49)įor many Aboriginal people, the connection to family is forcibly broken. Wonaeamirri place Purukapali on the top of a Tutini. Pedro Wonaeamirri visits Impanari for the first time. The story of Purukapali and his son is the most important story to the Tiwi. Tutini are the poles made for the Pukumani that mark the grave site. Pedro Wonaeamirri discusses the way that Tiwi art is different. The Tiwi people are emphatic about their cultural distinctiveness. Many terms for dreaming exist across Aboriginal Australia. Several paintings at the South Australian Museum are about the dreaming. In 1997, Koolmatrie represents Australia at the Venice Biennale. Yvonne Koolmatrie is a regular visitor at the South Australian Museum she looks for old examples of weaving. She educates people on her traditions and culture. Koolmatrie enjoys gathering rushes with her sisters. Koolmatrie comes from the Coorong regions. Yvonne Koolmatrie weaves the past into her floating sculptural forms.

Patrick Mung Mung paints while viewers learn about 'Two Men Dreaming.' Thomas' art form flourishes in the East Kimberly. He paints the nightmare of the rainbow serpent's fury, Cyclone Tracy.

Inspiring a Contemporary Art Movement (02:20) After Cyclone Tracy, Thomas dreams of an old woman who gives him a corroboree (festivity with singing and dancing) he becomes known as the dreamer of the Gurirr Gurirr ceremony. Patrick Mung Mung learns to paint from his father and Rover Thomas. An interview with Onus reveals his feelings about this sculpture. (Opening credits) Suburban Dreaming (02:37)Īt the Art Gallery of New South Wales, houses Lin Onus' fruit bat installation.

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Introduction to: Dreams and Nightmares: Memory and the Spirit World in Australia’s Indigenous Art (01:04) FREE PREVIEWįor some, the desert heart of Australia is the site of dreams and nightmares.