Grandmother's Country 1995

Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi made "Grandmother's Country" with paint, and the process is mesmerizing. Just look at those colours, dotted with such care. It’s a slow, methodical thing, art making, like life unfolding one tiny moment at a time. There’s a real physicality to this piece. You can almost feel the texture, even though it’s smooth. The colours vibrate against each other. It's like a map of everywhere. I'm drawn to that big burst on the right, it's like a sun exploding. Each little dot has so much energy, creating a rhythm that’s both chaotic and harmonious. It is about a place, but it’s also about time, memory, and the stories that get passed down. It reminds me a bit of Hilma af Klint, the way she used abstraction to explore spiritual ideas. Art, after all, is a conversation that goes on across centuries. It’s never about having all the answers, but about asking the right questions.