Bundanon - Betty Muffler, Healing Country
I had never been to this gallery before and was amazed by the site with its convenient parking, long corridor like building across the valley, as well as the old 19th C part where there is a visitor centre and amenities. As for Muffle I had seen her works previously in the Wynne Prize hang, her website says she was a finalist in 2020 and 2021. The paintings have a reduced colour range and are large and impressive. However the curatorial apparatus does not really help to understand them. With First Nations are this is often the case, most curators just do not have the knowledge to judge or to explain. With Muffler this was certainly the case, and pretty much the only information comes from the show title. It is not that a painting has to have a specific and very narrowly defined meaning. But the style and painting method, the design logic and the overall sense that comes only from standing in front of an object like this - these things can be explained. For many people with Weester...