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THE KULATA KULATA THE Y OF ELAIDE AD TJUTA PROJECT LLER CE, APY Art Collective APY Centre T GA TH TERRA R NO AR INTERPRETIVE RESOURCE | Learning at the Gallery | Art Gallery of South 2 artgallery.sa.gov.au/learning , 2017, , 2017, Yankunytjatjara Lands, The installation is made spears up 550 of and takes on the appearance an of explosion frozen in time. This references the atomic bomb testing carried out at Emu Junction and Maralinga and the and between 1963 1953 resulting ‘black mist’, which caused illness and death for many Anangu. Often these tests took place without the permission Aboriginal of custodians this of country and had devastating effects on both the people and the environment.

– passing , meaning ‘many spears’, is an ongoing project Kulata Tjuta Kulata culturalof maintenance, which began in the Amata Yankunytjatjara Pitjantjatjara Anangu the in community (APY) Lands, located in the northwest South of Australia. Kunmanara (Gordon) Ingkatji was a well- respected senior law man who spent his life teaching people about Anangu (Aboriginal people from the western desert region) and their language, law and culture. He was deeply involved Tjuta in Kulata on old knowledge and law to young Anangu men through spear making workshops. By sharing the skills of spear making across generations, the traditions spear of making as a form cultural of practice are kept alive. , wood, spinifex resin, kangaroo tendon, dimensions variable;Mimili Maku Arts, Courtesy Tjala the Arts, artists APY and Art Ernabella Centre Arts, Collective Iwantja Arts, Arts, image (front cover and above): Alec Baker, Eric Kumanara Barney, Freda Brady, Moses Brady,Kunmanara Michael Bruno, (Hector) Angela Burton, Burton, Cisco Noel Burton, Burton, Pepai Jangala Carroll,Maureen Wanyima Taylor Cooper, Douglas, Margaret Kunmanara Ngilan Dodd, (Ronnie) Sammy Dodd, Douglas, Jimmy Donegan, Stanley Douglas, ArnieRupert Frank, Jack, Witjiti Willy George, Kaika Burton, Kunmanara (Gordon) Nyurpaya Ingkatji, Kaika Burton, Adrian Intjalki, NaomiGraham Kantjuriny, Kulyuru, Brenton Willy Ken, Muntjantji Freddy Ken, Martin, Ray Ken, Iluwanti Errol Ungkutjutu Morris, Kevin Ken, Morris,Mary Katatjuku Mark Morris, Pan, David Peter Pearson, Mungkuri, Jimmy Pompey, Aaron Vincent Riley, Namatjira, Adrian Riley, William Tiger Palpatja, TjapaltjarriLydon Stevens, Bernard Sandy, Priscilla Tjalkuri, Singer, Keith Lyndon Stevens, Tjangala, Mr Wangin, ,Frank Mick , Kamurin Young Wikilyiri, Young, Marcus Mumu Young, Roma Mike Young, Yaritji Williams, Tjuta Young, Kulata Anwar Young, Carol Young, THE KULATA TJUTA PROJECT PROJECT TJUTA THE KULATA SUPPORTED BY THE APY ART CENTRE ART THE APY COLLECTIVE SUPPORTED BY INTERPRETIVE RESOURCE | Learning at the Gallery | Art Gallery of South Australia 3 artgallery.sa.gov.au/learning . MAKING MAKING Light and shadow are important features Tjuta in Kulata Make sculpture a using pop sticks, skewers or pencils and plasticine. Shine a light onto your sculpture to create interesting shadows. Draw around these shadows onto a piece Experiment paper. of changing by the position of yoursculpture and the direction the light is coming from. Record your shadows again, this time overlapping your first observations. Continue this process untilyou a have composition you are happy with. . . Howare the ; Courtesy the artist and , photo: Jackson Lee image: Priscilla Singer with Piti Imagine this work art of could make a sound. What would sound would it make? RESPONDING RESPONDING Describe your first impressions Tjuta of Kulata Look carefully at the spears Tjuta in Kulata spears but similar, different? EARLY YEARS YEARS EARLY INTERPRETIVE RESOURCE | Learning at the Gallery | Art Gallery of South Australia 4 artgallery.sa.gov.au/learning , 2011 by Timby , 2011 with drawing Look at the The Gamekeeper’s Gibbet MAKING MAKING Record your impression Tjuta Kulata of or photography. Back at school, join your drawings and photographs together to create a large collaborative work. Sometimes the shadows that a work art of casts can be as interesting as the work art of itself. Create a sculpture from recycled materials where the shadows become an important part your of work. TIP Noble and Sue Webster in the Gallery’s collection online. Collect multiple versions the of same object, for example,paper cups, cutlery, stationary, bread tags, bottle tops or leaves. Experiment with placement, repetition, contrast and symmetry to create a work art.of

project opportunity an provides the for image: Moses Brady, Cameron and Young Frank Young; Courtesy the artists and Tjala Arts, photo: Rhett Hammerton Investigate the atomic bomb testing that occurred in South Australia List and between the 1963. specific 1953 consequences this testing hadon the environment and the people. The Tjuta Kulata passing on old of knowledge and law to young Anangu men through theteaching andlearning spear of making. Why is it important to pass on knowledge from old to young? Do you have family a tradition which has been passed on from one generation to the next? Write a short story about a special tradition in your family. Find out more information about the art spear of making. How are spears made and what are they made from? What other tools or resources are needed to make a spear? Locate other examples traditional of Aboriginal objects such as tools, baskets or shields on display in the Gallery. RESPONDING RESPONDING Describe your first impressions Tjuta of the Kulata installation. PRIMARY INTERPRETIVE RESOURCE | Learning at the Gallery | Art Gallery of South Australia 5 artgallery.sa.gov.au/learning , , , . and the Kulata responded to , 1990 by Tony Bishop, Tony by , 1990 in one word. Share your responses installation is made spears. up 550 of , 2011 by Thomas by Hirschhorn,, 2011 Burial Ground , 2014 by Alex by Seton. , 2014 takes on the appearance an of explosion communicate differently the effects atomic of bomb Look at some examples on the Gallery’s online In 2015, Yhonnie ScarceIn 2015, created Thunder Poison Raining Find other examples in TARNANTHI where a group of artists have collaborated to create a work art. of Why do you think artist collaborations are so important? 2012 by Yhonnie by Scarce2012 or Someone died trying to have a life like mine an installation 2,000 of blown glass yams suspended from the Gallery ceiling. Thunder Poison Raining atomic bomb testing that occurred in Maralinga the by British and Australian governments and between 1953 Discuss how Thunder1963. Poison Raining Tjuta testing. image and image detail: Yhonnie Scarce, / people, South Australia, born Woomera, 1973, South Australia, poison Thunder raining Kulata Tjuta Kulata frozen in time. Create a work art of that captures an action frozen in time. Imagine what a scream or a sneeze would look like if it were something tangible and static. MAKING MAKING Create a work art of that responds to a significant event in Australia’s history. Experiment with using multiples, light and shadow to communicate your story. ,2015, blown glass yams, dimensions variable; Purchased This 2016. acquisition hasthe 50th been supported Anniversary by Susan Referendum, Armitage of the 1967 National in recognition Gallery of of Australia,tanzer Canberra. gallery, , Courtesy installastion of the Artist and view: THIS IS TARNANTHI, NO FANTASY + dianne Art Gallery of South Australia, 2015 The Tjuta Kulata Find other examples in the Gallery where an artist has used multiples the of same object. How does the use of multiples meaning? convey TIP Discuss the role lighting of in Tjuta the Kulata Why do you think the artists used spears to reference the atomic bombtesting that occurred on Country? collection such as Chuffing Around RESPONDING RESPONDING Tjuta Kulata Describe with the class. How have the artists created a sense movement of in this installation? Twin-Subjecter SECONDARY INTERPRETIVE RESOURCE | Learning at the Gallery | Art Gallery of South Australia 6 artgallery.sa.gov.au/learning ; Courtesy the artist and Tjala Arts, PRESENTED BY PRESENTED image: Frank with Young kulata Montesi photo:John PRINCIPAL PARTNER PRINCIPAL ,

, Oxford University Press, South t, TARNANTHI Catalogue, Art Gallery of Information and hyperlinks correct at time print. of Art Gallery South of Australia staff Kylie Neagle and Lisa Slade contributed to the development thisof resource. The Gallery’s Learning programs are supported the by Department for Education and Child Development. National Archives Australia of – British nuclear tests at Maralinga – Fact sheet 129 http://bit.ly/2g7oF4f In Daily – 600 suspended spears a highlight 2017 of TARNANTHI http://bit.ly/2yfhqBc SA History Club – Maralinga http://bit.ly/2gbkTKS Australian Government – Australian Indigenous tools and technology http://bit.ly/2xxkxpd APY Art CentreCollective http://bit.ly/2gbz3M7 Anangu Language http://bit.ly/2yeZQ00 Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara http://bit.ly/2xvKKom WEBSITES ABC – Award-winning art spearheads cultural revival in Lands APY the http://ab.co/2gthOTm BOOKS Lester, Frank ManyitjanuYami Young, Lennon, Illuwanti Ken, Mumu Mike Willams, Keith Stevens, Peter Maunkuri and Kaika Burton, The Kulata Tjuta Projec South Australia, 2017 Kleiner,S & Neale M, The Oxford Companion to Aboriginal Art and Culture Melbourne Australia, 2008 Tjala Arts, Unngu Kampatjangka Nganampa Beneath the canvas: The lives and stories the of Tjala artists, Wakefield Press, Australia,2015 RESOURCES RESOURCES