Dreamings is a journey into the lush mangroves and scarred heartlands of Australia to see traditional aboriginal artists at work. From the air we view some of the landforms and waterways incorporated in the imagery of paintings by Michael Nelson Jakamarra. He talks of his family’s association with the land and his intrinsic faith in spiritual connections with animals and plants. Our voyage continues to the Great Western Desert and a sacred waterhole. This program begins to unravel some of the mysteries behind creations of immense artistic beauty.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
300252
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Religion
Aboriginal Australia → Art, Aboriginal Australian
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Travel
Crafts & Visual Arts → Aboriginal Australian artists
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Aboriginal Australian
Crafts & Visual Arts → Nelson, Michael (Michael Tjakamarra)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)