Ilgarijiri Project
Ilgarijiri means “things belonging to the sky” in the Wajarri language.
This is a collaborative project between Aboriginal artists from or residing in the Mid West of Western Australia (Yamaji Country), via the Yamaji Art cooperative in Geraldton, and radio astronomers from the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), based in Perth, Western Australia.
The intent of this meeting was for Aboriginal Artists to work with scientists using the world’s leading astronomy equipment, bringing together the world’s oldest continuing cultural understanding of the sky, its stories and the world’s state-of-the-art astronomical technology.
The trip to Mullewa and Boolardy Station inspired the works on display, and captured the imagination of other artists in the region. We are pleased to present all works submitted for the exhibition on this site.
This exhibition presents two different world views of the sky, and the universe – the stars, and the space between them.
2009 is the International Year of Astronomy.
