T j i lp i Munu Pampaku T jukurpa Kunpu Kany in t jaku

M i m i l i M a k u i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h R A F T A r t s p a c e p r o u d l y p r e s e n t

NGUPULYA PUMANI, BETTY PUMANI, TUPPY GOODWIN, PUNA YANIMA: ‘Antara’. 47-16. 198 x 198cm, acrylic on linen.

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ANANGU t j i lp i munu pampaku t jukurpa mulapa kunpu kany in t jaku . Anangu

t ju ta nyangangka ny inany i t i tu t ja ra . Nganampa T jukurpangka w ink i ngarany i

ku t jupar in t ja w iya . Nganmany i t ja T ju tangku n in t i lpa i nganananya t j i t j i

ny inyangka t jananya purunpa ny inat jaku t janampa arangka munu T jukurpa

anang i t ja t ju ta ku lu . Nyangat ja pu lka mulapa panya nganana t j i lp iku pampaku

T jukurpa angakany in t jaku kunpu. T jananya purunpa nganana n in t i t jaku mala t ja

mala t ja t ju ta n in t i r ingkut jaku panya nganampa kamingku munu t jamungku

n in t in t ja purunpa.

Nyangangka Mimi l i Maku Ar t -pangka nganana wakar ipa t jungu. T j i lp i

pampangka t jungu munu i t ingka wakar iny i wa ly t jap i t ingka. Nyanga pa lu r u

Ananguku mulapa.

Ku l in t ja munu t junkut ja T jukurpa nganampa pa in tangka ngara t jaku -

nganmany i t ja t ju tangku n in t in t ja . Panya nganampa T jukurpa munu ngura

nganana wa lkat junany i munula n in t in i nganampa T jukurpa kunpu. Nganampa

T jukurpa kunpu nganana n in t in i t jana n in t i r ingkut jaku t juku- t juku . Pa lu

nganana T jukurpa kunpu kany in i .

Nganampa exh ib i t ion nganana wangkany i – nganampa T jukurpa kunpu

ngarant jaku!

FOR ANANGU, i t ’s the o ld men and women who rea l l y p ro tec t cu l tu re .

Anangu have a lways been here . Our connect ion to count r y, he r i tage and

cu l tu re never changes . Our ances to rs - who were the o ld peop le when

we were ch i ld ren - taught us the s to r ies and how to l i ve Anangu way.

I t ’s ve r y impor tant that we, the o ld men and women, a re the p ro tec to rs , mak ing

su re the cu l tu re s tays s t rong . L ike our parents and our grandparents , we w i l l

teach Anangu way to the young ones .

At Mimi l i Maku Ar ts we work together. The old men and women work s ide by s ide

wi th thei r fami l ies, thei r chi ldren and grandchi ldren. Th is is Anangu way.

A lo t o f knowledge goes in to our pa in t ings - knowledge that was passed on

to us by our ances to rs . When we pa in t our s to r ies and our count r y we a re

demonst ra t ing our p roud and s t rong cu l tu re . We’re shar ing a l i t t le b i t o f our

cu l tu re but we ’re s t rong ly p ro tec t ing i t a t the same t ime.

W i th our exh ib i t ion we a re mak ing a s ta tement - our cu l tu re i s s t rong and w i l l

s tay s t rong!

M U M U M I K E W I L L I A M S

Mumu Mike W i l l iams

MUMU MIKE WILLIAMS: ‘Tjilpi Munu Pampaku Tjukurpa Kunpu Kanyintjaku’. 84-16. 100 x 150cm, ink, acrylic and chalk pastel on 300gsm watercolour paper.

Tuppy Goodwin

TUPPY GOODWIN: ‘Antara’. 52-16. 198 x 150cm, acrylic on linen.

14Kath leen T japa ly i

KATHLEEN TJAPALYI: ‘Antara’. 80-16. 56 x 76cm, ink and acrylic on cotton rag paper.

Ngupulya Pumani

NGUPULYA PUMANI: ‘Antara - Maku Dreaming’. 90-16. 150 x 198cm, acrylic on linen.

Nyangatja ngunytjuku Tjukurpa pulka nganananya nintinytja. Nganampa tjitji tjutangku kulira nintiringkunytjaku.

NGUPULYA PUMANI: ‘Antara - Maku Dreaming’. 49-16. 122 x 300cm, acrylic on linen.

My mother – she’s passed on now – taught us all about the importance of culture. Now all of our children need to listen. They’ve got to learn from us.

N G U P U LYA P U M A N I

26Puna Yan ima

PUNA YANIMA: ‘Antara’. 55-16. 198 x 198cm, acrylic on linen.

Bet ty Kunt iwa Pumani

BETTY PUMANI, MARINA BROWN: ‘Antara’. 77-16. 198 x 198cm, acrylic on linen.

36Wi l l y Munt jant j i Mar t in

WILLY MARTIN: ‘Wanampi Tjukurpa’. 75-16. 121 x 183cm, acrylic on linen.

It’s the old men and women who really protect culture.

ROBERT FIELDING: ‘Tjilpi Munu Pampaku Tjukurpa Kunpu Kanyintjaku. Mulapa.’ 89-16. 30 x 210cm, digital print and acrylic on cotton rag paper.

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Sammy Dodd and Mumu Mike Williams collecting punu (wood) for making kulata (spears). Photo Robert Fielding.

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Showing Apri l 15 - May 7, 2016.