Warlawoon country
R RAMSEY: artist
“This is my place called Warlawoon. They named me Warlawoon for my Country here. There is a Dreamtime waterhole there, a place where many fish live. This is my mother and father’s Country. I own that Country from my mother and father. Lots of people used to live here with my parents.” Ramsey now lives in Bow River. His work is forever infused with the memory of Warlawoon Country together with a longing for Country his work teases out the complexities of Gija world-views and the impact of pastoral occupation on his land.
Title
Warlawoon country
Artist/Maker and role
R RAMSEY: artist
Date
2008
Medium
natural ochre and pigment on canvas
Measurements
135.0 x 122.0 cm
Credit line
Purchased through The Art Gallery of Western Australia Foundation: COVID-19 Arts Stimulus Package, 2020
The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Accession number
2020/0367