Sarrita King | 'Waterhole - Wet Season, 2023' | Canvas Print Earth Images Code: MATK24019

Code: MATK24019

higher than tree tops

the waterholes are fed by underground streams pushing through land and rock

Title: Earth Images

Artist: Sarrita King

Sarrita King | 'Waterhole - Wet Season, 2023' | Canvas Print Earth Images Code: MATK24019Sarrita remembers travelling around Alice Springs and Katherine. The scarcity of drinking water in certain regions means specific knowledge of where these waterholes are located, as well as their preservation methods, is paramount to survival. Today, Aborigines speak of where waterholes once were as many of them have dried up due to drought or diminished maintenance. When Sarrita traveled to see the waterholes with her father she saw many of them