Burukpili, 2025
357-25
earth pigment on paper
88.5 x 69.5 cm

Drawing on a profound legacy of cultural knowledge, Yalmakany Marawili’s paintings on bark, paper and larrakitj poles illuminate the seasonal fruits, vegetables and medicinal plants of North East Arnhem Land, continuing her late mother’s focus on the deep connection between Yolu014bu women and the land. Rendered in warm hues of ochre and earth pigments, her work celebrates the hands that hold knowledge – those of providers, healers and educators – and honours the critical role of women as custodians of cultural and environmental wisdom.

Yalmakany Marawili Burukpili (detail), 2025; 357-25; earth pigment on paper; 88.5 x 69.5 cm; enquire
(detail)
Yalmakany Marawili Burukpili (detail), 2025; 357-25; earth pigment on paper; 88.5 x 69.5 cm; enquire
(detail)
installation view; Yalmakany Marawili Burukpili, 2025; 357-25; earth pigment on paper; 88.5 x 69.5 cm; enquire
installation view