• Fishing for Long-Neck Turtles and Water Lilies
  • Fishing for Long-Neck Turtles and Water Lilies
  • Fishing for Long-Neck Turtles and Water Lilies

Rose Wilfred

Fishing for Long-Neck Turtles and Water Lilies

  

  • Acrylic on Cardboard
  • Dimensions: 29.5 x 55 cm
  • Cat No. 202-24
Numbulwar Numburindi artists have long reused and recycled found waste materials in their artworks whether it's painting on scrap metal or cardboard, like this artwork, or weaving with ghost net and abandoned fishing line retrieved from the shoreline. Embracing their unique imperfections and surfaces, the artists marry these found materials with traditional practice and natural materials to make vibrant contemporary artworks that simultaneously pose questions about waste and sustainability. 

Rose Wilfred is an artist and arts worker at Numbulwar Numburindi Arts. She was taught to weave at an early age by her grandmother, and teaches weaving at Numbulwar School to ensure the tradition is carried on.

Built on self-determination, Numbulwar Numburindi Arts (NNA) is a colletive or artists whose mission is to keep culture strong. Established in 2019, Numbulwar’s first art centre is 100 per cent owned and controlled by the community. Born from the community’s desire to practice and engage with traditional culture, NNA is a space for artistic and cultural expression. Champions of fibre art, NNA artists marry naturally-dyed and locally-harvested pandanus with bright and bold ghost nets, abandoned fishing line retrieved from Numbulwar’s shoreline. Our Wulbung (baskets) and Yir (dillybags) fit as naturally in traditional applications as they do in contemporary, urban environments. Numbulwar sits on the Rose River and belongs to the Nunggayinbala clan, one of the Wubuy or Nunggubuyu speaking clans from the region. Ceremonial activities are still very important within the region and occur regularly.


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