KEITH WIKMUNEA | 'Piintal' | Acrylic paint on linen / Framed (1) Rite of Passage New plants

New plants

Ngazinu arayzinga dhangalal

Layering the archival records of individuals who are documented in terms of their ‘preponderance of Aboriginal blood’ with the inked traces of that blood brings together the personal and the political in a manner that is more than a glib statement – it makes no bones about the systematic and official discrimination that underlies Australian history and the experience of generations of Aboriginal Australians

Gugu Badhun

He commenced work with Cairns Regional Gallery in 1997 as a trainee curator through the Museums Australia Curatorial Internship program

KEITH WIKMUNEA | 'Piintal' | Acrylic paint on linen / Framed (1) Rite of Passage New plants"During Onchan min Season, the salt pans begin to dry out. There is still a little bit of water left over from Kaap season but it's mainly dried out. You can start to use the old hunting tracks again at this time of the year." Keith Wikmunea was born in 1967 in Aurukun. He was raised in Aurukun by his parents. Keith is from Wik Alken (mothers side) and Wik Mungkan (fathers side). His totems are the White Cockatoo, and Goanna from his fathers side, and