A way to discover a people through their art... On the occasion ofAustralia Now, a cultural event celebratingAustralia in France, the Musée du Quai Branly invites the curious to discover the Yolngu Aboriginal people of Milingimbi Island, Arnhem Land, and their representation of water landscapes through an exhibition, Gularri - Water Landscapes of Northern Australia, from June 22 to September 26, 2021.
Based on a selection of bark paintings and sculptures collected at the turn of the 1960s by Czech-born artist Karel Kupka, the exhibition will shed light on this people and their art, while raising visitors' awareness of the importance of representations linked to water and maritime spaces for the Yolngu. Conceived by the artists' descendants, this selection of paintings"will reveal the relational ecology of these fragile environments, where human and non-human activities have coexisted for millennia".
Through these works, as well as through poetic texts composed for the exhibition, the Yolngu"reveal their sacred cartography associating places and ancestors, mythical events and land rights, connections and kinship relations". An experimental film produced by the Milingimbi art center team and a series of original audiovisual documents are also on offer to visitors, andwill "bring the voice of the Yolngu to the heart of the exhibition".
It's also a way of raising awareness of the environment and saving the planet.
Dates and Opening Time
From June 22, 2021 to September 26, 2021
Location
Musée du quai Branly Jacques Chirac
37 Quai Jacques Chirac
75007 Paris 7
Access
Metro line 9 "Iéna" station RER C "Pont de l'Alma" station
Prices
Tarif réduit: €9
Plein tarif: €12
Official website
www.quaibranly.fr
More information
Open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 10:30am to 7pm, Thursdays from 10:30am to 10pm. Closed on Mondays. Opening times are subject to change depending on the health crisis, and on condition that the museums have reopened.
