This artwork is the Nyinggulu (Ningaloo) Coast in Western Australia, where the bright orange earth meets dark rocky cliffs, and the ocean crashes into the land before flowing out into the wide, bright teal sea.
The painting represents walking in two worlds — a reality for many First Nations people who balance the deep connection to culture and Country with the challenges and opportunities of the western world.
The orange earth symbolises culture, tradition, and the strength of connection to the land. The teal sea represents the wider world — full of possibilities, change, and uncertainty. The place where the waves crash against the rocks is the middle ground, where the two worlds meet.
This meeting place is both powerful and delicate. The rocks stand firm, like the resilience of First Nations peoples holding onto their cultural roots. The waves, ever-changing, show the movement and adjustment needed to navigate a world that’s always shifting. The whitewash of the waves is like a moment of unity, a reminder that these two worlds can come together without losing what makes each unique.
Meeting Place captures the balance, the strength, and the beauty of living between two worlds, finding harmony in the middle.
