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Samantha Lord (she/her), The Budjiti Tribe
Camping and Hunting with the N.T. Honey Ants, 2024
synthetic polymer paint on linen
31 x 41 x 0.5 cm

My painting was made for an exhibition at Sol Gallery for Fringe last year, collaboration with Indian artists about Immigration here.

The Budjiti Tribe comes from Southern Queensland, right of Cunna Mulla, but I grew up in Alice Springs.

My proud Dad and Family took us camping lots, to most sacred sites, hunting, swimming in the waterholes, teaching survival skills and trying any bush food and where to get it. I even had a pet kangaroo. It was a great fun upbringing in the 1980’s, great music.

My Grandmother, Aunty and now cousins dot paint. I learnt all about it and the symbolism from Nana as we sat painting at the table with Mum chatting. There’s two levels in my painting, above and below. The ancient honey ant nests, hustling and bustling with life at different stages. Above starting on the left in a circle, emu walks, women dig up ants with digging sticks and coolamons, 2 men hunt and kill a kangaroo, there’s bush tomatoes to eat, water wells or jokes and a big family camping around a big beautiful camp fire. I wanted to keep it traditional, warm and all dotted traditionally with sticks!! Enjoy.