Kililpi unngu Munga Ilkari (Stars in the Night Sky) by Yatjiki Vicki Cullinan

Artist Statement: The Seven Sisters they walked around these lands those ladies were strong women, they stayed strong together. A man was trying to catch them but he couldn't hurt them because they stayed strong together. If you look you can see them in the sky at night time now they have become stars. - Cullinan's painting is evocative of the desert night sky brimming with stars. From her home at Indulkana community on the APY Lands the night sky is loaded with many southern hemisphere star constellations the mesmerising Milky Way shooting stars the bright moon and distant planets. As if observing the night sky through fast motion film Cullinan's paintings capture the movement and energy of star formations the changes in shining light and the awe and powerful beauty of our solar system. Along with a fascination with the Seven Sisters Dreaming these night sky paintings are the artist's signature thematic element. This artwork was acquired from The Summer Show: Art + Objects exhibition at Earlywork South Fremantle in 2018.