'Kungnol (Clouds / Clouds)'
Fabric design by Elizabeth Kandabuma
Table lamp, H30 x ø15 cm in silk
Fabric: Art silkscreen on beige silk, hand-printed with eco-friendly inks by the female artists of 'Bàbbarra Women's Centre' in Maningrida (Arnhem Land-Australia)
Opalescent polyphane lining
Integrated electrical system, cord with switch
Recommended bulb: 40w (not included)
Entirely handmade in a Parisian workshop
Meaning of fabric design
This composition depicts certain clouds that signal to the inhabitants of central Arnhem Land that the end of the rainy season is approaching. After months of daily monsoon rain in Arnhem Land, these clouds are light and fluffy, a stark contrast to the dark, heavy clouds of the monsoon sky. When the kun-ngol clouds arrive, people know that the land will soon dry up and the cold season (dry season) will set in.
When the kun-ngol clouds appear, after months of torrential rain, all the billabongs are already full, the rivers are high, and the country is bursting with life and new prospects for development.
This design depicts certain clouds that signal to people of central Arnhem Land that the end of the wet season is approaching. After months of daily monsoonal rain in Arnhem Land, these clouds are light and fluffy, not like the dark, heavy clouds of the monsoonal sky. At the time of the kun-ngol clouds, people know the country will soon dry up and the cold season (dry season) will arrive.
When the kun-ngol clouds appear, all of the billabongs are already filled, the rivers are high and the country is brimming with life and fresh new growth after months of fresh water pouring from the sky.
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