Injinoo welcome sign by Teho Ropeyarn unveiled at NPA town
An award-winning artist now based down south has proven a strong connection to his roots by creating a dramatic entry statement to his home town of Injinoo.
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An award-winning artist now based down south has proven a strong connection to his roots by creating a dramatic entry statement to his home town of Injinoo.
Celebrated Northern Peninsula Area son Teho Ropeyarn still finds time to pay tribute to his own country and has created art from the heart to welcome visitors to his home community.
The artistic director of Cairns Indigenous Art Fair has made a three-metre sign that now graces the entrance to Injinoo at the end of a red dusty track that connects east coast Australia to the continent’s northernmost tip.
Recently the artist’s proud mother Jennifer Ropeyarn, who still lives in Injinoo, unveiled the striking artwork.
Northern Peninsula Area Mayor Robert Poi Poi said the project of great cultural and historical significance had been two years in planning.
“This sign is a welcome to Injinoo, representing traditional connections of the people to this land and sea country,” he said.
Teho Ropeyarn is descended locally from the Angkamuthi and Yadhaykenu clans from Injinoo on the mainland, and Badu, Moa and Murray Island in the Torres Strait.
His work explores traditional and historical stories, including the four clan groups of the Injinoo peoples, local totems and spiritual connections to land and sea.
Mr Ropeyarn’s vinyl-cut printworks are displayed in national galleries from Cairns to Brisbane, Sydney and Victoria to South Australia, and exhibited internationally.
Designed by former manager of the NPA Art Centre, Dev Lengjel, the Injinoo welcome sign also displays traditional language Injinoo Ikaya, curated by local linguists Sandra Woosup and Roy MacDonald.
Originally published as Injinoo welcome sign by Teho Ropeyarn unveiled at NPA town
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