Molly: No talk (from the Family series)
Julie DOWLING: artist
My grandmother suffered a stroke in 1993 which took away her ability to
speak clearly, but slowly her brain remembered some of the Badimaya
language she knew before she was taken away at age twelve.
Often when she found it difficult to speak what she felt in English, she
would translate it into the Badimaya language.
The background of the image shows meeting places associated with
songlines.
speak clearly, but slowly her brain remembered some of the Badimaya
language she knew before she was taken away at age twelve.
Often when she found it difficult to speak what she felt in English, she
would translate it into the Badimaya language.
The background of the image shows meeting places associated with
songlines.
Title
Molly: No talk (from the Family series)
Artist/Maker and role
Julie DOWLING: artist
Date
1999
Medium
synthetic polymer paint, red ochre, glitter and metallic paint on canvas
Measurements
45.5 x 35.5 cm
Credit line
Gift of Brigitte Braun, 2017
© Julie Dowling / Copyright Agency
The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Accession number
2017/0049