A Sky Being on the lawn at Oliewenhuis
Oliewenhuis Art Museum was privileged to host the Giidanyba (Sky Beings) exhibition during the Free State Arts Festival. This exhibition formed part of the First Nations project by the Programme for Innovation and Artform Development, in partnership with SITUATEArt in Festivals and Salamanca Arts Centre, Australia. Giidanyba consists of seven figure-like sculptures depicting nocturnal spirits that impart knowledge and guidance to the Gumbaynggirr people of Australia. The Giidanyba transform from unlit, rock like statues, in the daytime to bright, shimmering beings in the evening. Emanating from within these spirit-like forms are sound and light that are responsive to the movement of audiences. Tyrone Sheather is an Australian artist of mixed heritage, belonging to the Gumbaynggirr people from the north coast of New South Wales. His work aims to explore identity and reveal, through a combination of traditional and contemporary media, knowledge and stories that have been passed down over centuries within the Gumbaynggirr Dreamtime. Sky Beings was welcomed in South Africa by an interactive First Nation Ceremony presented by Bradley van Sitters and Sylvia van Vollenhoven.
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