Kluge Ruhe Virginia | Colin Heenan-Puruntatameri performs Pedro Wonaeamirri’s ‘Jilarti (Brolga)’

JILARTI (BROLGA), an award-winning live performance by Pedro Wonaeamirri, has been acquired as part of the Kluge Ruhe’s permanent collection. This ground-breaking multimedia artwork celebrates the performative foundations of Tiwi artmaking, where songlines, dance and body ornamentation are central parts of the creative practice – now being performed by Pedro’s nephew, Colin, it also champions the intergenerational stewardship of his art practice. It is presented in conjunction with the exhibition “Nginingawula Jilamara Ngirramini kapi Jurra | Our Art Stories on Paper: Printmaking at Jilamara Arts and Crafts Association,” on view in the Upper West Oval Room of the Rotunda through January 24, 2027.

Presented by Kluge-Ruhe and the Collaborative Curation Lab of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities.