Tyson Yunkaporta’s book is a transformative read. He takes the reader on a journey into indigenous Australian awareness and systems of knowledge keeping and sharing. He shows how the impermanence of life is deeply enacted in all exchanges, reinforced and revered. An indigenous approach to engaging with living systems – respect, connect, reflect, direct.
“The Future survival of all life on this planet will be dependent on humans being able to perceive and be the custodians of the patterns of creation again.” - Tyson Yunkaporta
One begins to appreciate how the ‘written word’ has dominated other cultures, accidentally saddling us with the illusion of immortality.
"The assistance people need is not in learning about Aboriginal knowledge but in remembering their own" - Tyson Yunkaporta
Ellens book and Tyson’s work intersects in both describing how art practice is more than just an ornament or garnish- but a deeply engrained human behaviour that gives shape and form to our meaning making minds in a more wholistic way.
For all Earthkind 