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“This is a bush orange tree, but the fruit isn’t orange, it’s green. This is a girl tree, and all the teenage boys are not allowed to call that name because it’s our law. They can go near the tree, and eat the fruit, but they are not allowed to call its name. We can use it for smoking too, to get rid of bad spirits (the leaf). When people have bad dreams, we can use it.”
Courtesy of Shirley Purdie (Nangari) and Warmun Art Centre
This exhibition features new works from ten women artists reinterpreting and reimagining elements of Australian history, enriching the contemporary narrative around Australia’s history and biography, reflecting the tradition of storytelling in our country.
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