Art has been acting as a conversation among artworks, ideas and it speaks to the viewer, the wider culture. The exhibition “Land of all” comprising of Sally Gabori’s artworks is a part of the conversation with the overarching theme of Identity that communicates through three organizing concepts of country and place, culture and history, life and people. “Land of all” showcases a retrospective of her monumental works, which represent the artist’s country at Mirdidingki, her father’s country at Thundi, her grandfather’s country at Dingkarri, Bentinck and the Dibirdibi Country, associated to her husband. “Like so many great artists, Sally excelled at painting the world she knew. The key to understanding her art comes from knowing, in at least …show more content…
“Her place — Kaiadilt Country — home to the Kaiadilt people on Bentinck Island. At just 16 by 18 kilometres, it is the largest of the South Wellesley group of islands in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria, off north-western Queensland, in northern Australia'” During the exhibition, information can be accessed with digital maps and images from satellites that give the audience an insightful understanding of the geography. The technology also assist viewer with visualizing Gabori’s view point through her abstraction, which they might not understand at first but later on it becomes more comprehensive. For instance, Thundi, painted in 2010, is known to be a vague recollection of the land from bird-eye level where her grandfather was born, from the sandbars to the sea kelp disturbed by local dugongs that inhabit the waters surrounding Bentinck Island. In addition, as the audience entering the exhibition, they are to be overwhelmed by the actual size of her paintings on walls with an exuberant vibe. An effective setting of the large-scaled paintings in contrast to the monochromatic walls makes the paintings appear to be prominent in spectator’s eyes, which creates deep impression to either westerners or the Indigenous community. takes the audience to walk close to the creations to feel the painting effects resulting from her techniques, with deliberate use of brush strokes. Sally Gabori’s works appeals to the group of audience who has the willingness to learn about new ideas, especially the Indigenous as it acts as a conversation to wider cultures. “What makes her work so intriguing is the way it represents a culture of seeing, more than a culture of painting”. (Nicholas