Mirii Collection
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Mirii Creation Stories
I sat with my Uncle Jason and learnt about our deep connection to the night gunagala (sky).
From our conversations, I painted three of our Mirii Creation Stories, including:
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Muliyan-ga, The Morning Star
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The Emu in the Sky
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Yaraay and Baluu, The Story of the Sun and the Moon
I’ve interpreted these stories in a general way, respecting and honouring our cultural protocols. Like all parts of our culture these Creation Stories are sacred and I have shared what I have been guided to.
Each artwork has been framed in a bespoke, custom black oak timber, embellished with semicircles which pay homage the physical shape of a mirii in the starlit sky.
Mirii Artworks
Muliyan-ga
Muliyan-ga is the Gamilaroi Ularoi word for the morning star. The morning star is also known as the planet Venus. Shining bright near the horizon, Venus turns into the wedge tail eagle, the Maliyan in the morning.
I have symbolised Muliyan-ga centrally with a large star symbol. We are on Country admiring the change in story of the evening and morning star.
The Emu in the Sky
This artwork is inspired by the outlined shape of the Emu in the Sky.
Yaraay and Baluu
The yaraay (sun) in Gamilaroi Ularoi creation stories is a female, and the baluu (moon), a male. There is a strong connection between the yaraay and baluu in relation to the creation of stars. At the heart of the artwork sits the sun and moon together.
This collection of artworks were shaped by listening, learning and respecting the stories told to me by my family. They honour what has been shared with me and what continues to guide me, inviting you to pause, look upward and feel the presence of the stories carried through the stars.
