REV-70

Winsome Newberry

Tjarlirli 

Title: Kapi Tjukurrpa

Acrylic on canvas: 75.5 x 100.2 x 3cm 

This painting is a topographic rendering of rock holes surrounding Lake Christopher, a large and usually dry lakebed in the remote Rawlinson Ranges of the Ngaanyatjarra Lands, Western Australia. While Lake Christopher is an intermittent lake which only fills with water after big rain, these rockholes have kapi (water) in them even in the dry season. These rockholes are surrounded by tali (sandhills) and bush flowers and plants. Winsome visited this lake with her father and uncle growing up, camping out at Karrku (a nearby outstation) to see, walk and learn about Country. Winsome remembers seeing the lake after big rains and hearing stories about old people hiding around the lake in the early days. Winsome still likes to visit this Country whenever she can, last camping there in 2020.