JOSEPH AU | 'Sik' | Linocut print Edition:2\12 Bevan Namponan Uu'thawan (Kissing) etching

Bevan Namponan Uu'thawan (Kissing) etching edition of 10

including at the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection

He speaks Torres Strait Creole and Australian English

and her Yidinji/Kuganji mother was a Traditional Owner from Yarrabah and Gordenvale

the Woven Fish in the Cairns Esplanade Lagoon

JOSEPH AU | 'Sik' | Linocut print Edition:2\12 Bevan Namponan Uu'thawan (Kissing) etchingJoseph Au, Sik, 2016, linocut print on paper, 96x95cm (image size), edition of 12 "The Sik is one of our traditional island dancing gear used by both men and women. The Sik (2016) portrays the sea cap, thats visible throughout the Sageraw Thonar. The dancing gear is made of board, bamboo sticks and the white feathers are usually from the white heron (Karrabai) bird." Sik ngoelmun gethaw zamiyak sika wurka thonar tidayzinga. Sik yawoeyka mura thonarnu,