Still walking country
Video Installation
Internationally acclaimed artist Lynette Wallworth is renowned for her immersive video installations. Invited by Martu artists to respond to country, the Sydney-based artist travelled to Martu country with community members and long time collaborator Pete Brundle to learn about the Martu.
The resulting work draws viewers into an understanding of the Martu and their inextricable connection to the Western Desert, via the eyes and ears of a newcomer to that country.
“There is something in my own ignorance and that of generations before who came and could not see: the land management practices still being undertaken, the abundance, a few hours hunting returns 36 goannas, the knowledge of heat and seed and flower and how they combine. In a few days, walking, sitting, hunting I saw more than I could absorb and more than I can recall. Every moment a lesson in this land.”
-Lynette Wallworth