BEVAN NAMPONAN | 'Thawantan (Talking to each other)' Etching Edition:CTP 2/3 Artwork story: When we go

Artwork story: When we go fishing and camping in my country we’ve got to give our underarm smell to every stranger that comes along with us

Exhibited in the Akin exhibition on the Jim Traynor Feature Wall June - July 2018

known as Sapur ka kanaik

2011 (Kingfisher making river)'

Paper type: Arches BFK 300 gsm

BEVAN NAMPONAN | 'Thawantan (Talking to each other)' Etching Edition:CTP 2/3 Artwork story: When we goThis series of prints immortalises the famous Aurukun dogs in a new medium; printmaking. In almost all Aboriginal communities throughout Australia, dogs dominate the landscape. They roam the streets in packs and intimidate passers by and lie in the shade, seeking respite from the midday heat; in the evening, they seek out an owner to feed them leftovers from the days meal. Collectively they are known as camp dogs and, in the case of Aurukun, have the