Niah Juella Mcleod is a descendant of the Monero, Wandandian and Yuin peoples of south-east Australia. She is the daughter of Kathrin Sharp, a painter, and Bobby Mcleod, an Aboriginal activist, poet, healer, musician and Yuin elder. The effect of movement and relief is accentuated by the contrast between the background and the lines in shades of blue, which echo the totem pole of the Yuin community from which Niah comes. This is a species of eucalyptus known as ‘stringy bark’ (‘gugaa’) in reference to its gaunt appearance. The fine lines running across the canvas on either side symbolise a fishing session, with ‘waraawara’ meaning a fishing line, ‘bana’ meaning rain, and ‘stringy bark’ meaning shelter.