QantasLink A220 - Minyma Kutjara Tjukurpa

Flying Art Series

We're proud to bring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and stories to the world through our Flying Art Series.

Acknowledgement

We would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land and waterways in which we live, work and fly and pay our respect to Elders past and present.

Warning: this webpage includes names and images of deceased people that may cause sadness or distress to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

About the series

Since 1994, through the Flying Art Series we've commissioned and displayed six striking Aboriginal artwork across our fleet. Leading First Nation design agency, Balarinji, has developed all the works in the series in collaboration with Aboriginal artists and their representatives.

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Concept

‘Minyma Kutjara Tjukurpa’ (two women dreaming) is the sixth aircraft in the Qantas-Balarinji Flying Art series and tells the Dreaming story of two sisters travelling back to their home. The younger sister has been lost for a long time in the south, and her big sister leads her north across vast distances. Comforting her younger sister, the older sister teaches her about the country they travel through. They stop on the way to perform Inma (sacred singing and dancing).

Maringka Baker, Minyma Kutjara Tjukurpa, 2018 © Maringka Baker/Licensed by Copyright Agency. Image courtesy of Tjungu Palya Art Centre.

Process

Balarinji designed the livery for Minyma Kutjara Tjukurpa and the aircraft (registration: VH-X4A) was painted by Airbus in Mirabel, Canada, taking more than 2 weeks to complete. It features more than 20,000 dots and is the most complex livery Airbus has ever completed for this aircraft type.

About the artist

Maringka Baker is a senior Pitjantjatjara artist from the remote community of Kanpi in far north-west South Australia. Maringka began painting to tell her ancestral stories relating to travel, women’s ceremonial business, family connections and traditional lands.

Maringka is recognised as one of Australia’s most accomplished artists. She is credited with inspiring a new generation of First Nations artists from her family and community through teaching and mentoring.

QantasLink A220 - Minyma Kutjara Tjukurpa

Reconciliation at Qantas

The Flying Art Series is an integral part of The Qantas Group First Nations Strategy

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