Dhaŋaŋ Dhukarr

“We all have our pathway. The rivers to the sea, the stars across the night sky, the sun as it sets, the fog as it rises from the water to the sky, and the cycle of the seasons. These many courses intersect connecting everything and everyone in the Yolŋu world.” 

––The Mulka Project 

Commissioned for Shaped by the Sea is a new work ‘Dhaŋaŋ Dhukarr’.  The name comes from the Yolŋu Dhuwaya language and means ‘many pathways or multiple ways to go’. The land, sea and sky of the Yolŋu world are expressed through the songlines of the various Yirritja and Dhuwa clans. The elemental forms they represent are depicted by The Mulka Project working with traditional medium contemporary senior artists and Yolŋu new media digital artists. This immersive, spiral-shaped installation forms the beating heart of the exhibition.