Lukę Barrowcliffe 'Spirit Dancer'

Spirit Dancer

Framed composite photography

100cm x 60cm

Spirit Dancer is a tribute to the extraordinary innate purpose of Aboriginal dance: from the depiction of historical events to our genesis stories, mimicking the mannerisms of our native animals, and the spirituality of lore and ceremony. This piece looks to not only capture and portray this, but more so present the unseen intangible aspects of traditional performance and that is connection created to the old people and the spirits. These elements are demonstrated with the use of the orbs and bark fingerprint in the background. And of course, the ochre body paint designs all have meaning as well: either to the individual, their clan, their nation, the place of ceremony. Every aspect is related and interconnected with our Mother and the spiritual realm.