Rainbow Serpent

Artist : Gordon Hookey

Material : Ceramic Tile

Year Created : 2002

Special Note : Funded by Australia Council for the Arts

Artist's Location : Melbourne

Type : Mosiac

Size : 10.0 x 10.0 x 0.6m

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This mosaic was made by the renowned indigenous artist, Gordon Hookey, with the collaboration of the local indigenous people. The commission was funded by a grant through Australia Council for the Arts and overlooks the Mill-Hole, home of the legendary Rainbow Serpent.

This mosaic overlooks the** ‘Mill-Hole’ in the Apsley River** – found on the south-western levee bank footpath.

According to local legend the Mill-Hole is home to The Rainbow Serpent, a powerful significant ancestral being in Aboriginal Dreamtime stories across Australia.

THE ARTIST:

An Australian aboriginal artist from the Waanyi people, Gordon was born in Cloncurry, QLD in 1961.