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Water Dreamingby Shanna Napanangka WilliamsThis small painting depicts the site of Puyurru. It is a significant place for Shanna and her family. Puyurru is usually dry creek beds which are water soakages or natural occuring wells. The Dreaming talks of two Jangala men who were rainmakers, they sang the rain, unleashing a gaint storm. It travelled across the country with lightning striking the land. The storm met another storm from Wapurtali, to the west, where it was picked up by a "Kirrkarlan" (Brown Falcon) and carried further west until it dropped the storm at Purlungyanu. It was here that a great soakage was created. At Puyurru a bird dug up a gaint snake Warnayarra (The Rainbown Serpent) and the snake carried water to create the large lake, Jilyiumpa, near an oustation in this country. This particular Dreaming story belongs to the Jangala men and the Nangala women. |
ArtistShanna Napanangka Williams is an artist from Yuendumu Community, which is located approximately 3 hours from Alice Springs in Central Australia. Shanna is a Warlpiri woman with the primary focus of her paintings situated on the sacred site of Puyurru which is to the west of Yuendumu Community. Her paintings are often titled Ngapa (Water) Dreaming. Puyurru usually features dry creek beds which are water soakages or naturally occurring wells. Shanna uses both traditional iconography as well as an underground view of this water soakages to represent the Jukurrpa (Dreaming) associated with the site of Puyurru and its elements in her paintings. Shanna works closely with Warlukurlangu – Artists of Yuendumu and it is through them that her work is now featured in several galleries around Australia. Central Art is excited to be able to feature her paintings through our website as they provide a rich cultural experience and knowledge. |
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