Status
Available
Publication
Milan: 5 Continents Editions, 2021. (147 p., 158 color ill., glossary [Lexicon], artist biographies, author biographies; 27 cm)
Language
Physical description
147 p.; 27 cm
Local notes
Catalog for an exhibition:
1. Lens, Valais, Switzerland: Fondation Opale: 2021-06-13 to 2021-04-17
From the back cover:
"Despite its international popularity as a musical instrument, the yidaki, more commonly known as the didjeridu or didgeridoo, remains rather unknown as a means of healing and ceremony.
With more than seventy yidaki from various collections, produced between 1950 and 2021, Breath of Life, an exhibition organised by Fondation Opale in partnership with the South Australian Museum in Adelaide, highlights these astonishing objects. Each yidaki, from its first state as a eucalyptus trunk hollowed out by termites, is completely unique. It incarnates a spiritual marker intimately linked to the culture and history of a region and a people from Arnhem Land, in the Australian Northern Territory: the Yolŋu.
The Yolŋu have been the custodians of the yidaki since time immemorial. Djalu Gurruwiwi, an internationally renowned authority, has a close linkwith this sacred instrument of which he offers us an immersive overview. From this "sound of origin" the gaze turns to other expressions of Yolŋu and culture. The creations of Gunybi Ganambarr, Malaluba Gumana and Bulthirrirri Wununmurra describe ancestral sites and the stories associated with them, including those of the Mokuy spirits or of Wititj, the Rainbow Serpent.
Through these different artistic representations, Breath of Life celebrates the continual renewal of Yolŋu art and the importance of yidaki in Arnhem Land."
CONTENTS
9 BREATH OF LIFE: AN INTRODUCTION TO AN ICONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
GEORGES PETITJEAN
19 YIDAKI: THE ORIGIN OF DIDJERIDU
JEREMY CLOAKE
27 DJALU'S YIDAKI: BRIDGE OF SOUND
JOHN CARTY
37 SETTLING OF THE SERPENT
MERRKIYAWUY GANAMBARR-STUBBS
42 ARTWORKS
137 LEXICON
139 ARTISTS
142 BIOGRAPHIES
145 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ARTISTS
Balku Wunuŋmurra (born 1960) also spelled Balku Wunungmurra
Bulthirrirri Wununmurra (born 1981) also Bulthirrirri Wunuŋmurra.
Djalu Gurruwiwi (born 1940)
Gunybi Ganambarr (born 1973)
Malaluba Gumana (1954-2020)
The Mulka Project (formed 2007)
1. Lens, Valais, Switzerland: Fondation Opale: 2021-06-13 to 2021-04-17
From the back cover:
"Despite its international popularity as a musical instrument, the yidaki, more commonly known as the didjeridu or didgeridoo, remains rather unknown as a means of healing and ceremony.
With more than seventy yidaki from various collections, produced between 1950 and 2021, Breath of Life, an exhibition organised by Fondation Opale in partnership with the South Australian Museum in Adelaide, highlights these astonishing objects. Each yidaki, from its first state as a eucalyptus trunk hollowed out by termites, is completely unique. It incarnates a spiritual marker intimately linked to the culture and history of a region and a people from Arnhem Land, in the Australian Northern Territory: the Yolŋu.
The Yolŋu have been the custodians of the yidaki since time immemorial. Djalu Gurruwiwi, an internationally renowned authority, has a close linkwith this sacred instrument of which he offers us an immersive overview. From this "sound of origin" the gaze turns to other expressions of Yolŋu and culture. The creations of Gunybi Ganambarr, Malaluba Gumana and Bulthirrirri Wununmurra describe ancestral sites and the stories associated with them, including those of the Mokuy spirits or of Wititj, the Rainbow Serpent.
Through these different artistic representations, Breath of Life celebrates the continual renewal of Yolŋu art and the importance of yidaki in Arnhem Land."
CONTENTS
9 BREATH OF LIFE: AN INTRODUCTION TO AN ICONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
GEORGES PETITJEAN
19 YIDAKI: THE ORIGIN OF DIDJERIDU
JEREMY CLOAKE
27 DJALU'S YIDAKI: BRIDGE OF SOUND
JOHN CARTY
37 SETTLING OF THE SERPENT
MERRKIYAWUY GANAMBARR-STUBBS
42 ARTWORKS
137 LEXICON
139 ARTISTS
142 BIOGRAPHIES
145 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ARTISTS
Balku Wunuŋmurra (born 1960) also spelled Balku Wunungmurra
Bulthirrirri Wununmurra (born 1981) also Bulthirrirri Wunuŋmurra.
Djalu Gurruwiwi (born 1940)
Gunybi Ganambarr (born 1973)
Malaluba Gumana (1954-2020)
The Mulka Project (formed 2007)