Fourth artist feature from @nationalgalleryaus x Volley is Jimmy K Thaiday, Tribe Peiudu.
“The designs on the shoes are about the stories I’ve been inspired by in my artistic practice. It tells of how my people lived before Christianity influence. We had cultural traditions, beliefs and rituals associated with our livelihood. The shoe depicts motifs of the stories of these cultural traditions, beliefs and rituals.” – Jimmy.
Second image is Jimmy K Thaiday at Tarnanthi workshop, 2017, Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide. Image by Tony Kearney.
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