Quand l'art Aborigène rencontre les étoiles
Athena Nangala Granites , Lloyd Jampijinpa Brown , Michael Jangala Gallagher , Margaret Nangala Gallagher , Sabrina Nangala Robertson , Vanetta Nampijinpa Hudson , Christine Nakamarra Curtis , Nigel Japanangka Marshall , Hilda Nakamarra Rogers , Tasha Nampijinpa Collins , Julie Nangala Robertson , Valda Napangardi Granites , Shane Jampijinpa Brown , Walter Jangala Brown , Steven Jupurrurla Nelson , Marshall Japangardi Poulson , Debbie Napaljarri Brown
The exhibition "Quand l’art Aborigène rencontre les étoiles : les histoires de la Création" (When Aboriginal Art Meets the Stars: The Stories of Creation) explores the deep connection between the night sky and Aboriginal culture. For millennia, Indigenous Australians have used the stars as a map, a law, and a memory, guiding their movements, defining kinship, and linking earthly locations to Creation narratives, known as Jukurrpa or the Dreamtime. This exhibition showcases works by artists from the Yuendumu community in the central desert, presented in partnership with the Warlukurlangu Art Centre.
The exhibition features eight artists whose works illustrate the dialogue between the earth and the stars. Artists like Athena Nangala Granites depict the Seven Sisters Dreaming, while Michael Jangala Gallagher and Margaret Nangala Gallagher present the Emu Dreaming, connecting celestial figures to earthly seasons and landscapes. Other artists explore themes of water, fire, and ancestral journeys, demonstrating how the sky reflects and informs the land. The collection highlights the enduring tradition of Aboriginal art as a living map, law, and genealogy, representing one of the world's oldest pictorial traditions.