Code: SYMSP_SK_09006

Artist: Sarrita King

Title: Lightning

Medium: Oxidised metal

Size: 90x20cm

Year: 2021

Traditionally, Spirit Poles are placed on the land to mark significant areas. Group them together in varying sizes to create a stunning presence (click through the images to see an example). Equally beautiful indoors, on a patio or in a special area of your home.

With this sculpture Sarrita wanted to translate her “Lightning” artwork and story into a 3D object. The choice to use metal is a reflection on the strength and longevity of the Australian Indigenous culture and the stories passed down over the centuries.

Lightning Story

Sarrita’s “Lightning” artworks are a painted memory of the electrical storms in the tropical climate of Darwin, where Sarrita spent her youth. The lightning would crack across the entire sky, creating lines not dissimilar to cracked earth. And with the lightning came the winds that, in their fury, whipped up all the dust, rain, heat and magnetic energy into a maelstrom in the air. Sarrita would discover new patterns and colours every time she witnessed these natural light shows.

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Note: A white insert was used for photography, to highlight the carved design. The spirit pole is hollow, and the cut-out shows the metal behind.