Punu Tjuta (Many Trees)

Maker
Betty Mula (b.1973)
Date
2023
Description
My painting is about the many different trees I have grown up with. Each tree, bush and flower has its own story. In recent years we've had big rains and many trees that we hadn't seen in many years were flowering again for the first time. With it came many birds we haven't heard here in many years.

Whenever I travel away from country, I miss the trees and flowers the most. They show us the changes in seasons, show us where there are soakages, river beds, foods – we can read those signs from far away, it's like my country's own language that I'm sharing in my painting.
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Date
Medium
synthetic polymer paint on linen
Measurements
152.0 x 122.0 cm
Accession Number
MHM2023.42
Credit line
Purchased by Carl De Gruchy Medical History Art Fund, 2023
Object Type
Medical History Museum Category

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