OLIVIA KALIN Movement of the land, 2022

My artwork is a two-piece painting expressing the transformation of the land. While allowing for free-forming shapes, I also used traditional Central Australian First Nation dot painting techniques and other symbolic markings to create meaning. The flowing brush strokes and bright colours depict the evolving presence of Whadjuk land that was created by the Wagyl. The warm reds symbolise the mountain ranges of Whadjuk land. The bright yellow shapes represent the land below and surroundings. My artwork has been influenced by Dreaming Stories that have been shared by my elders and my personal perspective of the always evolving Whadjuk land.