YERR WURRKEME MARRGU

Many of the paintings in the exhibition depict these traditional objects in intricate detail, revealing the different designs and varieties of weave that give them form.

Created over the course of a year, YERR WURRKEME MARRGU (meaning ‘New Works’) speaks to Karritpul’s burgeoning ambition as a contemporary Indigenous artist keen to share his cultural knowledge with as wide an audience as possible.

Karritpul has many totems, both natural elements and animals. They include stars, rain, clouds, lightning and rainbows as well as black bream, king brown snake, pelican and sand frog. “The black and white paintings in this exhibition represent myself and some of my totems –clouds, rain, stars,” he says. “When I’m working on something and I need help, I’ll go outside and look up at the stars. They’re always watching and they give me ideas.”