MARLENE NORMAN | 'Dragon Fly' | Ghost Net Sculpture Floodland The thorny stingray is another

The thorny stingray is another family totem from my grandfather

Coral Trout motif

By then the leaves have all died

institutional critique and museum collecting

MARLENE NORMAN | 'Dragon Fly' | Ghost Net Sculpture Floodland The thorny stingray is another"My totem is emu. I am a thayyorre women. Pormpuraaw is my country. I own this country and this country owns me. My ancestors have been here forever. When I was a teenager I went to boarding school in Herbiton. I lived there for a couple of years. Then I moved to Cairns. I did year 11 and 12 in cairns high school. I returned to Pormpuraaw when I was in my early 20s. I worked in child care for many years. I enjoyed working with children. I love to go