First Knowledges Astronomy: Sky Country Publisher / Ipswich Art Gallery Patricia Piccinini and Shaun Gladwell

Patricia Piccinini and Shaun Gladwell continued the story of bold Australian art in Venice

conceptualized and increasingly shared

She was continually running away to join her parents

The Mark of the Wagarl is the story of how a little boy dared to question the wisdom of his elders and why he received the Sacred Water Snake for his totem

Many Maps traces both misunderstandings

First Knowledges Astronomy: Sky Country Publisher / Ipswich Art Gallery Patricia Piccinini and Shaun GladwellWhat do you need to know to prosper for 65,000 years or more? The First Knowledges series provides a deeper understanding of the expertise and ingenuity of Indigenous Australians. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are the oldest scientists in human history. Many First Peoples regard the land as a reflection of the sky and the sky a reflection of the land. Sophisticated astronomical expertise embedded within the Dreaming and Songlines is