Njiree Paroolitilpa
Works featured in Solastalgia: South Coast Regional Art Centre, Goolwa 2018
Spirit of the Water
digital print of drawing and poem 2017
Image: Njiree Paroolitilpa
Murray Bridge Regional Gallery 2017
The Necklace
vintage mother of pearl beads, silk thread, poem 2017
“Embracing the interactive nature of string story telling, the beaded Mother of Pearl figure by Njiree Paroolitilpa and Jo Wilmot, weaves the vital message about our connectedness to the living beings that are the oceans, rivers and lakes, with the indigenous connection to country and family, past, present and future. The restringing of the vintage beads took place as Njiree shared family history, dreaming stories and poems about ancestors and the spirit of the water. Like the protective layering of nacre and lustre that creates a pearl, story, friendship and connections grew around the bead project to honour the shared hope for an adaptive and positive future.”
Jo Wilmot
Image: Jo Wilmot
Background Image: Jo Wilmot