This artwork portrays Adrian Jangala Robertson’s mother’s Country, Yalpirakinu, located north-west of Mparntwe/Alice Springs. Yalpirakinu is also referred to as Yuelamu. Robertson consistently paints this site to maintain his deep connection to the earth and engage with memories of family by documenting the desert mountains, ridges and trees.

Working with a restricted colour palette, Robertson loads his brushwork with energy. He pushes and pulls his colour, reworking the image until it is complete. The influence of his mentor, the late Billy Benn Perrurle, is particularly evident within this painting. Recently, Robertson has been experimenting with depicting Yalpirakinu within a frame, as if he is looking through a window and viewing Country from afar.