NAPOLEAN OUI | 'Rainforest Shield Design Wabarr gabay-barra/Hunting for termites (white ants) IV' Edition:9\10 JOEL SAM | 'Slender Barracuda'

JOEL SAM | 'Slender Barracuda' | 2010 | Linocut Print | 30 x 40 cm | Edition of 10

We always had a boss in the dormitories telling us what we needed to do

Clan: THABU (Snake)

My works are a visual depiction of this philosophy - explaining how the land becomes the human

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NAPOLEAN OUI | 'Rainforest Shield Design Wabarr gabay-barra/Hunting for termites (white ants) IV' Edition:9\10 JOEL SAM | 'Slender Barracuda'NAPOLEAN OUI 'Wabarr gabay barra Hunting for termites (white ants) IV' 2012, Woodblock on bark cloth, Edition of 10 Napoleon Oui is a Djabugay man who explores his connection to rainforest bama (people), landscape and culture through his art. Inspired by the ancient tradition of rainforest shield designs and totemic motifs, Napoleons bold designs are iconic and indicative of a style only found in the rainforest region of Far North Queensland.