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Kiri Tawhai (she/her), Whadjuk Noongar
Birdak, 2025
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
91.5 x 76 x 4 cm

The Noongar word for bottlebrush.

This artwork, Birdak, captures the vibrant spirit of the bottlebrush. Its fiery red blooms burst forth in warm spring, leaving the colder days behind. It represents the sweet tasting cordial, a recipe that connects me to my Ancestors.

Birdak is about embracing the rhythm of seasons and the stories that flow through the land. The painting is a celebration of nature’s pulse, the warmth of Kamberang sunlight, and the enduring beauty of life flourishing in harmony with the earth.

In Birdak, the bottlebrush is more than a flower—it is a living thread to the Dreaming, weaving together past, present, and future under the endless southern sky.