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MOWANJUM Aboriginal FESTIVAL.
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In the culture of the Worora, Ngarinyin, and Wunumbul tribes, which make up the Mowanjum community outside Derby, Western Australia, the Wandjina is the supreme spirit being.
The tribes came together early this century at the Kunmunya Presbyterian mission and the government settlement at Munja. Since 1950, they have endured many forced moves, first to Wotjulum, then to the old Mowanjum site and, finally, to the present day Mowanjum site about 15 kilometres outside Derby.
As with most complex cultures, opinions about creation can differ. According to David Mowaljarlai (dec), a highly respected Mowanjum elder, the Worora, Ngarinyin and Wunumbul people are the three Wandjina tribes. Only these three tribes see the Wandjinas as the true creators of the land. Many other Australian Aboriginal tribes believe that the Dreamtime snake or Rainbow Serpent was the main creative force.
According to Mowanjum artist Mabel King, during Lai Lai (the creation time), Wallungunder, the "big boss" Wandjina, came from the Milky Way to create the earth and all the people. These first people were the Gyorn Gyorn – what some gudiya (white) people call Bradshaw figures, named after the gudiya to first see them in 1891. The Gyorn Gyorn had no laws or kinship and wandered around lost.
Wallungunder saw that he could do good with these people, so he went back to the Milky Way and brought many other Wandjinas with the power of the Dreamtime snake to help him bring laws and kinship to the Gyorn Gyorn people. The Dreamtime snake represents Mother Earth and is called ungud. Each of the artists has his or her own ungud birthplace or dreaming place.
The Wandjinas created the animals and the baby spirits that reside in the rock pools or sacred ungud places throughout the Kimberley, and continue to control everything that happens on the land and in the sky and sea.
Sam Woolagoodja (dec), a distinguished and eminent Worora leader and law man, described the Wandjina image by saying 'their power is so great that they don't need to speak, so they have no mouth. Their eyes are powerful and black, like the eye of a cyclone. The lines around a Wandjina's head can mean lots of things – clouds, rain, lightning. The Wandjinas, he said, painted their own images on the cave walls before they returned to the spirit world.'
In addition to being the sole holder of many sacred laws, one of Sam's most important responsibilities (and one that now belongs to his son, Donny) was the upkeep and repainting of hundreds of Wandjina cave images along the Kimberley coast. This ensures that the Wandjinas' power remains strong.
Almost 20 years ago, David Mowaljarlai told local Derby District High School art teacher Mark Norval that the elders were very worried about the young people forgetting about the Wandjinas and their true homelands. "They should build a big place out of rocks, like a cave, at Mowanjum and we should do paintings all over those rocks to teach all the kids about our culture," he said.
Today, through the efforts of the Mowanjum elders and artists and many dedicated local people and businesses, the Wandjina culture is not being lost. Rather, as the artists continue to paint and the Mowanjum children begin to rediscover their own beliefs and heritage, the culture is evolving.
Thanks to the generosity of the Mowanjum people, the world now has the opportunity to learn about one of the oldest and most powerful images in Aboriginal art and the stories that have been passed on for more than 100 centuries.
Derby, Western Australia 2011
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A bird's eye view of the First Monsoon clouds, as they fly over mumbai. Taken during the first week of June 2011, while flying somewhere between Goa & Mumbai. It was a surreal & magnificent sight. Scary for some, Thanks to the Air-Pockets & electric storm.
But this was a one off sight, that I would remember for years to come.
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It's truly amazing how quick time flies, in the blink of an eye another year has come and gone. The holidays are now here and at this time of year I always like to take a moment to wish all of my Flickr friends a happy, healthy, and wonderful Holiday Season!!!!
This shot was taken at Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia PA, which happens to be a very unique and eclectic place. The park is surrounded by apartments that can range anywhere from a few hundred thousand to upwards of 10's of millions of dollars. Restaurants and bars border the square which make it one of the more popular gathering points in the city. On any given day the park may be filled with artists, performers, street vendors dog walkers and it's always just a great place to relax and people watch.....
This particular photo was taken from the SW corner of the park looking back at the beautiful holiday decorations while also capturing a portion of the Philadelphia skyline. There were 12 shots digitally blended and stitched together....
(Stability provided by a Really Right Stuff BH40 ballhead and Gitzo GT2531 tripod)
Enjoy and have a wonderful Holiday Season!!!
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- He tought this kiss, in the middle of a summer storm, was magic and didn't want to finish it never.
- He was cold and wanted to go home
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Singapore, September 2011
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"i'll be the red rose combusting the concrete.. i'll be the cartoon heart.. light a fire from a spark.. light a fire in my heart.. we'll run wild.. we'll be glowing in the dark"
Made it out of London to the gigantic Lakeside spot with Rask, Solo and Motor. This spot is crazy big, never seen such a long wall anywhere in the world, right on the banks of the Thames. Met up with Skore, Brave, Shine, Quest, Antie and many more already painting at this neverending wall. Picked the bended wall spot with industrial background, ignored the biting cold wind and had a great day in good company. Thanks to Brave for bringing the great selection of music and to Rask and Towns for the paint.
We're waiting to see when this baby is going to make his grand appearance. It could be any day now....or a few weeks.
We've been getting lots of rain up here. It should transition from rain to snow this afternoon. Technically it's still Fall, but it certainly is starting to feel like Winter!
I'm happy to say that I am done with my Christmas shopping (except for 1 more gift on my list.) How are you doing with preparations for the holiday? Our tree is up, and I've enjoyed the bit of cheer it brings to the living room.
Saurons fortress in the land of Mordor - into this tower he poured all his cruel, his malice!
The tower is 1.75m tall and on the base 1.10 wide and the model consists of ca. 50.000+ parts (I actually didn't count them)...
This model was built as part for VirtuaLUGs Lord of the Rings collaboration for Brickworld 2011. I'm happy, that we won the award for "Best Group Display" & that in particular Barad-dûr won, together with the Cuckoo clock, the "Judges Award" (a double win was thus far a precedent).
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View entire Blizzard 2011 set.
One of many cars I saw on Wednesday around campus that had not dug out. Rather, the wind and been kind enough to carve these natural looking caverns around the car.
Looks best when viewed large and on black (Press L)
1970s vintage jeep wagoneer. 4min exposure under full moon, nikon D7000 + nikkor 10-24mm. interior lit with red gelled strobe.
paul's junkyard night photography workshop alumni roundup hosted by troy paiva. location not disclosed at the request of the owner.
Cloghleagh Wicklow 2011, an autumn image of this spot, a firm favour with photographers, a wide view in colour is very popular. This one is on Fuji Acros 100 with a 60mm lens on the Hasselblad. A 6stop ND filter was used and the film was developed in Rodinal 1+50
Macaé (Petropolis) Estado Río de Janeiro (Brasil)
Agradecimiento especial al Ministerio de Cultura de Ecuador por el apoyo que nos dierón para llegar a Brasil, aunque fue muy difícil convencer a la gente sobre la importancia del graffiti en el mundo, nos apoyaron con ciertas limitaciones, pero lo hicieron.
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Skipy feat Starmanfunk en el 1er Festival Internacional de Graffiti, hecho en Macaé. muro en colaboración de IronlakBrasil
Un evento con mucha gente, amigos y mucha pintura, un gusto haber representado a MFC y mi país, uniendo a latinoamerica con graffiti.
Muro dedicado a Crispo, Nacho, Striker, Rmnoby, Gigi.
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