This painting tells a little story that came to me when I was working on the canvas. It is about a flame tree, growing big through the seasons, through the wet season and the rain – and when the rain stops the tree loses all its leaves, and becomes a flame tree.
Desert Mob is presented annually in Mparntwe | Alice Springs on Arrernte Country.
On behalf of Desart’s staff and art centre members, the Executive Committee humbly and respectfully acknowledge the Arrernte Apmereke Artweye (Traditional Owners) and Kwertengerle (Traditional Managers) of Mparntwe.
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