Jintulu: People of the Sun

Presented in association with with the Berndt Museum and Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery

Jintulu: People of the Sun interweaves ancient stories with the legacy of genocide, dispossession and racism that remains etched into contemporary Australia. Taken from the Martu language of the Western Desert, ‘Jintulu’ posits Aboriginal Australians as the ‘People of the Sun’, strengthened by and bathed in its lifegiving force.

Using filmmaking, sound, installation and painting, the exhibition juxtaposes new works by Walmajarri artist Terry Murray, Martu artist Curtis Taylor and Persian South African artist Natalie Scholtz with iconic works from the University of Western Australia’s collections including works by Valerie Takao Binder, Irwin Lewis, Sidney Nolan and Alison Alder.

Held in the wake of the failed Voice to Parliament Referendum, Jintulu is a thought-provoking examination of race relations in a turbulent contemporary Australia that ultimately asks of us: ‘What’s changed?’