MICHELLE PULATUWAYU WOODY MINNAPINNI
Ngiya Murrakupupuni (My Country)
1 February – 15 March 2025

STATION | SYDNEY

In collaboration with Jilamara Arts and Crafts

STATION, in partnership with Jilamara Arts & Crafts, is delighted to present Ngiya Murrakupupuni (My Country), a solo exhibition by Michelle Pulatuwayu Woody Minnapinni.

Ngiya Murrakupupuni (My Country) captures the artists relationship to Murrakupupuni and commitment to her heritage. Maintaining the long-standing practices of her ancestors, Michelle works with natural ochres sourced on Murrakupupuni around Milikapiti, Tiwi. The earth pigments are collected, crushed and burned into white, yellow and red, reflecting the colours of the island’s landscape. Michelle applies the earth pigments using the iconic kayimwagakimi or powja, a toothed painting tool carved from locally harvested ironwood and used in ceremonial Tiwi body painting, to create contemporary representations of Tiwi Murrakupupuni. In this way Michelle asserts her connection to Murrakupupuni, embedded within every layer of her paintings.

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Installation Views

Artworks


Ngiya Murrakupupuni (501-24), 2024
locally sourced ochres on linen


Ngiya Murrakupupuni (546-24), 2024
locally sourced ochres on linen


Ngiya Murrakupupuni (541-24), 2024
locally sourced ochres on stringybark


Ngiya Murrakupupuni (532-24), 2024
locally sourced ochres on linen


Ngiya Murrakupupuni (432-24), 2024
locally sourced ochres on linen


Ngiya Murrakupupuni (536-24), 2024
locally sourced ochres on stringybark


Ngiya Murrakupupuni (312-24), 2024
locally sourced ochres on linen


Ngiya Murrakupupuni (540-24), 2024
locally sourced ochres on stringybark


Ngiya Murrakupupuni (545-24), 2024
locally sourced ochres on stringybark


Ngiya Murrakupupuni (531-24), 2024
locally sourced ochres on linen


Ngiya Murrakupupuni (331-24), 2024
locally sourced ochres on stringybark


Ngiya Murrakupupuni (348-24), 2024
locally sourced ochres on stringybark