Worm Dreaming 2006

Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi’s, *Worm Dreaming* is a dance of tiny dots in earth tones, pinks, and grays. I imagine Gabriella hunched over this canvas, each dot a deliberate step in a rhythmic journey, almost like a slow, methodical meditation. Look at how these lines wiggle and writhe across the surface. They aren’t straight or predictable, which is kind of how life feels, right? I bet Gabriella felt that too. Like the earth breathing, or maybe the patterns left in the sand, these forms remind me of the interconnectedness of all things, a web of stories and histories. The artist probably had a feeling of digging, like an archaeologist uncovering layers of meaning. Maybe she wasn’t sure what she was after, but trusted the process, and allowed the painting to lead the way. And that is, you know, what the best painting is, a conversation that transcends time and space.