Marni
Marni is an art experience in which an intricate dot painting about Ngarluma country is made.
Weerianna Street Media
Synopsis
A three week recording of a commissioned painting by an outstanding Pilbara artist, Allery Sandy, is the focus of a wonderful long-form NITV experience titled Marni. A mesmerising marathon of colour and dot work is intercut with the majestic landscapes of the Pilbara to a journeying sound track. As she paints we hear Allery tell us about herself and her art practice in Yindjibarndi language.
Filmed and Post Produced in Western Australia
on the Traditional Country of the Ngarluma & Noongar Whadjuk peoples
Production Information
Producer
Robyn Marais
Director
Tyson Mowarin
Director of Photography
Torstein Dyrting ACS
Editor
Regg Skwarko
Assistant Editors
Nathaniel Edwins
Marnie Allen
Post-Sound
Glenn Martin
Composer
David Bridie
Filming in the Pilbara
This film showcases Allery’s work and hopefully will spark sales at the Art Centre,
…and in highlighting the incredible beauty of the natural environment in the Pilbara, we hope the film inspires audiences to visit this under-appreciated part of the nation. The themes in Marni of looking after country and the importance of language are a gentle invitation. Indigenous cultural heritage is deep, and the sensibilities expressed within it refined.
Robyn Marais, Producer
Artist's Statement
“I’m telling a story to the kids.”
“Children always ask, ‘what you painting Nanna?’. It’s honouring the tradition and passing it on to our children. Someone might step in my shoes and learn.”
– Allery Sandy, Artist
Production Gallery
