Barramundi Scarf by Annette Lormada

Scarf featuring an untitled artwork by Annette Lormada.

This product includes a card detailing the artist’s work and practice.

About the artwork:

This painting depicts Martuwarra – the expanse of the Fitzroy River that flows down through Noonkanbah where Annette Lormada grew up. The painting tells the story of the barramundi, a species native to the area, who painted themselves up and danced for ceremony. The small concentric circles represent the fishes’ air bubbles, that break on the river’s surface as they dance. Kalpurtu (creator serpent-type being) said to have created the barramundi, lives in the surrounding rockholes.

About the artist: 

Annette Lormada was born in Fitzroy Crossing in 1961. Given the bush name Bingarli, Annette grew up listening to the Two Dogs Dreaming Story from her parents, which she continues to paint today. She spent her childhood in Fitzroy Crossing, where she attended school, before moving to Junjuwa, and later Nookanbah to work in the community stores.

Lormada and the people of Martuwarra mimic the ceremony of the barramundi, dancing as the fish do, in an increase rite to ensure the abundance of the fish at the site.

Lormada says,

‘We copy it and sing for that story too…Barramundi lives in any water, but in the river it’s good to eat, I love eating barramundi’.

About the supplier:

One of Twelve is an Australian organisation that produces high-quality silk garments showcasing the work of emerging and established artists from the Asia-Pacific region. Read more

Product details: 

Size: 1080 x 1060 x 160 mm

Materials: 100% silk satin

Designed in Australia