Iltja Ntjarra + Hermannsburg Potters

The Hermannsburg Potters have created a suite of works made from local clay, harvested from the Lhere Pinta (Finke River).  These sculptures were exhibited between 19 January – 31 March 2024 at the second edition of the Indian Ceramics Triennale’s Common Ground in New Delhi.

Artists from the Iltja Ntjarra Art Centre have painted on repurposed road signs. Whether used to direct traffic or to communicate specific rules, signs like these are crucial in governing our relationship to the land. In bright and arresting colours, they are used to convey laws and regulations across the continent. In the hands of the Iltja Ntjarra artists, their function is subverted to communicate important information relating to Country, its beauty, cultural practices and customary lore on traditional lands. Each sign has been painted with images of Country in the Hermansberg style.