Description
c.2025, acrylic on canvas
size 920 cm W x 610 cm D
The migratory patterns of orcas off the Sapphire Coast have long been understood by Yuin people, a knowledge sharing relationship with the whales spanning back generations. The Yuin believed that when whalers or warriors passed away, their spirits would be reincarnated as orcas, who they call Beowas. The migratory patterns of orcas have long been understood, a knowledge sharing relationship with the whales spanning back generations. The Yuin people believed that when whalers or warriors passed away, their spirits would be reincarnated as orcas, who they call Beowas. This image, the eye of the Beowas is looking into the soul of a warrior past.
