'BILLY MISSI'N WAKAIN THAMAI' | Exhibition Catalogue
Their wind is Kuki the north westerly
Now that experimental art is—arguably—comprehensively institutionalised and many of Australia’s cultural institutions are approaching their fiftieth year
Born in Cairns in 1967 and raised in Yarrabah
These Kulaps are woven from rope and made with seeds from Matchbox Bean (Burny Bean) tree
PETER B MORRISON | 'Clams (Tridacnidae)' | Etching | Rust The Art of the Torres Strait 'BILLY MISSI'N WAKAIN THAMAI' |Peter Bertie Morrison Meriam Erubam Le, b. 1955 (Thursday Island) 'Clams (Tridacnidae)' 2019, etching, CTP 1 1 Peter Bertie Morrison was born on Thursday Island and grew up in Cairns. After he nished school, like many Torres Strait Islanders at the time, he moved to Western Australia to work on the railways. This work saw him travelling Australia for work for many years, before he returned to his familys place, Wug Village, Saint Pauls Community on