ONE man’s remarkable journey to share the remaining vestiges of his people with the world will be thrust into the spotlight when a new exhibition opens at the Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts and Culture Centre on Friday night.
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Yidumduma Bill Harney: Bush Professor celebrates the work of Yidumduma Bill Harney, one of the last fully-initiated elders of the Wardaman people.
The 80-year-old is a charismatic storyteller and artist, and the only living custodian of the collective memory and laws of his people.
His work is widely exhibited in places including the National Gallery of Australia, and he said it provided a glimpse into ancient Wardaman culture.
“We were taken to sites with rock art in them when I was young, then again when I was learning, in the initiation years,” Harney said.
“The lawman training often took place at the most important sites, so that’s why I remember the images so well.”
The exhibition opens at 6pm.
