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2022/33/1 Sculpture, 'Bala ga Lili 1' (Two Ways Learning), ancient red gum / copper wire / found glass / LED bulb 240v / Gadayka / epoxy / tung oil, designed and made by Damien Wright and Bonhula Yunupingu, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2017. Click to enlarge.
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'Bala ga Lili 1' sculpture by Damien Wright and Bonhula Yunupingu

‘We were looking for what we were going to do. I grabbed a spear and pointed straight, aiming the spear and then, boom.. The idea just came out. That’s me, a portrait. It’s the story for me and Bapa (Damien). Pointing, aiming to the future, the road to the future.’

Bonhula Yunupingu, interviewed April 2022

‘We don’t touch. Those two men can stand in relation to each other anyway you want. They are two men moving through life together, with heritage, with culture, with power. Always …

Summary

Object No.

2022/33/1

Object Statement

Sculpture, 'Bala ga Lili 1' (Two Ways Learning), ancient red gum / copper wire / found glass / LED bulb 240v / Gadayka / epoxy / tung oil, designed and made by Damien Wright and Bonhula Yunupingu, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2017

Physical Description

The sculpture is comprised of two parts - Wunhakali (Other Side) and Black Light House (Gurrnjann Djarratawun Wanga). Copper elements are held together with copper wire. Sculpture requires 240V power GPO.

Short URL

https://ma.as/644977

Dimensions

Height

2100 mm

Width

1200 mm

Source

Credit Line

Purchased 2022

Acquisition Date

21 June 2022

Cite this Object

Harvard

'Bala ga Lili 1' sculpture by Damien Wright and Bonhula Yunupingu 2023, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 23 March 2023, <https://ma.as/644977>

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