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This is Yipirinya, Alice Springs, NT. It’s Aranda People’s Country. My Grandmother’s side on my Dad’s lineage. Very special country for all Aranda people. Heavitree Gap, Emily’s Gap and Jessie’s Gap out through the MacDonnell Ranges. Rivers run in flood, waterholes are formed over time there are changes, always there are changes, so majestic, ancient and beautiful. They truly are a wonder to behold. I see them as golden, and I’ve been told of from my relatives that there is much gold and other pretty gems of much value that they hold as and treat as sacred now and forever. Large water catchments to the north of the ranges fill during the big rains then overflow running quite quickly through each gap into the larger Todd River that runs through Alice Springs then out onto flat plains east of Alice. There is more water underground than on top. A very large river runs right underneath Yipirinya and out underneath Aroomeena. That’s where my Aranda family live. My father lives there.
I hold a special place in my heart for my place of birth, more so because it is the place of my ancestors from thousands of years ago. I’m so proud for this country. There is a bond between me and this country. I have truly seen many strange things. Mysterious, unimaginable, unbelievable, and yet there is so much more that I may never see.
The Old Man has always been around. He is the Rainbow Serpent. There are Great White Dogs Kaditjis appearing as white kangaroos. Things, creatures, paintings, stories, from out of this world all here in Yipirinya.
Things appear in this painting. Sometimes I don’t deliberately paint things, they just appear. Yeah.
As a child growing up in this area, the Praying Mantis Man and his little friend (The Little People) used to chase after me in dreams for years. I never could understand why. It was terrifying and frightening. Rather traumatising. My parents never understood, their firstborn just growing up like any other kid, having nightmares, always running into my parents’ room, jumping into their bed again.
It really was happening. Spiritual connection always to this land. Love it, this Gold Country. Hope you do, too.
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