2022 Annual Appeal

 

Sammy Dodd, Linda Puna, Kathy Maringka, Taylor Cooper, from the ‘Mayatjara’ series 2021, Robert Fielding © Robert Fielding and Mimili Maku Arts

 

Matjangka Nyukana Norris, Ingrid Treacle, Mantuwa Tjungarra George, Imatjala Curley, from the ‘Mayatjara’ series 2021, Robert Fielding © Robert Fielding and Mimili Maku Arts

 

Rita Rolley, Tuppy Ngintja Goodwin, Kunmanara (Ngilan) Dodd, Litja Brown, from the ‘Mayatjara’ series 2021, Robert Fielding © Robert Fielding and Mimili Maku Arts

 

Betty Kuntiwa Pumani, Puna Yanima, Alec Baker, Maringka Burton, from the ‘Mayatjara’ series 2021, Robert Fielding © Robert Fielding and Mimili Maku Arts

 

Betty Muffler, Tiger Yaltangki, Hughie Cullinan, Stanley Douglas, from the ‘Mayatjara’ series 2021, Robert Fielding © Robert Fielding and Mimili Maku Arts

 

Yaritji Tjingila Young, Illuwanti Ken, Nyurpaya Kaika Burton OAM, Mary Katatjuku Pan, from the ‘Mayatjara’ series 2021, Robert Fielding © Robert Fielding and Mimili Maku Arts

The Gallery thanks you for your donations towards the acquisition of Mayatjara by Robert Fielding, a series of 24 photographs of Elders of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara community.

We would be grateful for any support you may like to provide toward the acquisition of future works.

From the artist

‘Stories are eternal. They are held onto, or given away, for a moment only, but they are eternally present in song, dance, language, place, earth and spirit. Our Elders have given us our stories, and we will carry them brightly into the future. Through our art we can share them, celebrate them, live them daily.

When I photograph my Elders, there remains much secretiveness around them. Their eyes have seen much, their stories held in everything they do, everything they create. Their knowledge is part of us, our culture, our country, our future. Their presence is an unmoving reminder of the fact that we have been linked to this landscape since time immemorial. Each of these individuals has their own stories to tell. I have created this portrait series for you to meet some of the most important people of my community, famous artists, storytellers, grandfathers, grandmothers, the matriarchs and patriarchs of our culture.’

Robert Fielding

About the artist

Robert Fielding is a contemporary artist of Pakistani, Afghan, Western Arrente and Yankunytjatjara descent, who lives in Mimili Community in the remote Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands.

The subjects

Elders of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara community – Sammy Dodd, Linda Puna, Kathy Maringka, Taylor Cooper, Matjangka Nyukana Norris, Ingrid Treacle, Mantuwa Tjungarra George, Imatjala Curley, Rita Rolley, Tuppy Ngintja Goodwin, Kunmanara (Ngilan) Dodd, Litja Brown, Betty Kuntiwa Pumani, Puna Yanima, Alec Baker, Maringka Burton, Betty Muffler, Tiger Yaltangki, Hughie Cullinan, Stanley Douglas, Yaritji Tjingila Young, Illuwanti Ken, Nyurpaya Kaika Burton OAM, and Mary Katatjuku Pan.

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