PAUL BONG | 'Where is our culture?' | 2019 | Mezzotint | Black and whiteBorn: 1963 Language: Yidiny Region: Yidinji Paul Bong (aka Bindur Bullin), is a descendant of the Yidinji tribe who occupied the fertile rainforest lands from Cairns in the north to Babinda in the south and west into the Atherton Tablelands as far as Kairi. His ancestral history is rooted in this region. Bong's great grandparents were both tribal elders, when all the lands were Yidinji. His father, George, also knew the traditional ways of living. He

Linocut printed in black ink from one block hand coloured

The border around the edge of this print represents the different clans who made the journey to Muttee Heads such as

post reduction using sawdust and locally sourced seaweeds

I am a Thaayorre women my totem is the emu and black duck

ngoey matha mura kud thonaral

camera assistants

ngay matha moegi kaazi

seeds and native turkey eggs

Both of my parents were born in the bush

Maybe my pupils over dilated

It is then wrapped up in tree bark and soaked in running streams for a period of time and then dried

Forest bathing