Konstantina 'Tide Lines' Print

Konstantina
Region: Eastern Australia
Language Group: Gadigal People

Konstantina (Kate Constantine) is a proud Gadigal woman of the Eora nation and a neo-contemporary Indigenous artist. She is re-imagining the traditions of her people's dot painters and providing a modern narrative for all Australians to better understand First Nations People as part of the fabric of Australia. As a descendant of the Gadigal people, she is passionate about her Language, Culture, and histories, much of which have been lost, misplaced or manipulated since the dawn of colonization. 

Tide Lines (Ngura Series), 2020
Artist's Statement:

Central to all First Nations people in Australia is the innate sense of belonging to and being part of PLACE. This sense of place is our attachment to Country and all that connects us to it, and it to us.

Country, or Ngura, is the lifeblood of our people .The heart, sour, and creator of Culture. Ngura is the physical land, animals, water, sky, and air, and it is also the emotional feeling one gests when standing on Country or working on Country for the betterment of our people and Culture. Ngura is also the spiritual manifestation of our connection and engagement with, and to, Country. It is this Ngura that Aboriginal artists channel into their works. A physical storytelling from our rich oral history. It allows us to remember our place, our Ngura as our ancestors did, it allows us the opportunity to preserve these memories and histories for our next generations and for Millenia to come.

 

Dimensions: 12" x 16"

Includes exhibition logo on the back.

Royalties of the sale of this product benefit the artist and their family.

Printed in the USA

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