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God's eye installation

Akay Koo'olia Women's Arts Centre Artists, Aurukun
God's eye installation
 2017

Medium
ghost net, wool, wood

Measurements
350.0 × 491.0 cm (variable)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased NGV Foundation Patrons, 2017
© Wik & Kugu Art Centre

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Gallery location
Not on display

 

About this work

This installation of geometric woollen forms was made by forty- five women of Aurukun who would gather at Akay Koo’oila Women’s Art Centre each day to meet, work and share stories. Their creation is a symbol of peace, comfort and healing. Each individual ‘God’s eye’ derives its form and meaning from God’s eyes made in First Nations communities of West Mexico, which are believed to signify ‘the power to see and understand things unknown’. Like their First Nations counterparts in West Mexico, the Aurukun artists from Cape York, Queensland, have connections to sources of spiritual power in Country that go beyond the physical and deal with difficult situations and conditions.

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Aurukun, Queensland

Accession Number
2017.1219

Department
First Nations Australia

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