Presented at Coconut Studios on Gulumerridjin Country, gwalwa mamadlema: an exhibition of paintings and sculptural works by Cyan Sue-Lee and her mother Nadine Lee, exploring coming into being, passage and return, these Larrakia words, meaning “star country”: gwala mamadlema.

Shown during Mayilema (March - April) 2023

darraballra damaylala (Larrakia: spirit snake)
gurdang ngalay (Larrakia: mother daughter)
gwadbarrwa (Larrakia: Milky Way)
damanggwa mungudjin (Larrakia: midnight) & bigaba dalirra damaylala (Larrakia: serpent bites the sun)
balarr damaylala (Larrakia: serpent makes light)
Lineage (Nadine Lee) with darrandarra (Larrakia: all of us)
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garawa (water)