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OUTThere Magazine l Jan-Feb 2013

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artspace Kirisal is the plural form of kiris, which means 'lorikeet'. In addition to being a delicacy, the lorikeets alerted villagers to visitors from the birds' vantage at the top of mango trees. carving traditional designs, I can sense the presence of the spirits, who I acknowledge and thank for their guidance and help in visualising the words they have given me," he explained to Michael Kershaw of the Australian Art Print Network. "I vividly remember an unusual event late one evening where I was guided to re-sketch and change the interpretation of a block I was about to carve," he said. "This was just one of the many occasions when the Zugubal have instructed me on the proper ways of our cultural traditions." Because of this deep connection, Alick's linocuts are full of symbolism and often secret, sacred information. According to Carly Lane, who curated this year's Indigenous Art Triennial, that is what makes Australian Indigenous art so important culturally and adds enormously to its international appeal. Speaking about the works in this year's exhibition, she told The Australian, "Many of these works embody traditional notions of secrecy, the revelation of ancestral knowledge over Detail of Kirisal. Gagaiyiew Maril depicts the energy and force of the gagai (bow) when it is pulled. XIX

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