PAUL BONG | 'Rainforest Shield 1' | Two colour etching from two plates | 2017Born: 1963 Language: Yidiny Region: Yidinji Paul Bong (aka Bindur Bullin), is a descendant of the Yidinji tribe who occupied the fertile rainforest lands from Cairns in the north to Babinda in the south and west into the Atherton Tablelands as far as Kairi. His ancestral history is rooted in this region. Bong's great grandparents were both tribal elders, when all the lands were Yidinji. His father, George, also knew the traditional ways of living. He

almond and cashew nut season a lot of Sapur (flying foxes) come to our village and gardens

is full – it is full of my Kuku Yalanji culture handed down to me by my Ancestors

which Nicola has printed in rich rust and mandarin tones

imperfection

So what can we learn from our history

The story tells of how two brothers – my father and my uncle (my father’s younger brother)

Brian Robinson 'Ocean Walker'

Inub zageth ngaw awgadh yaadu palgayk – Kursi

At that moment I found my body tingle all over and I realised I was dreaming

and continues to draw the places

and tell the stories that inform his unique identity

the University of Melbourne (2007)