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 brown lines on a black background, which echo the totem pole of the Yuin community from which Niah comes. This is a species of eucalyptus called ‘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.