Symbolism within Aboriginal art is very important and tells stories of the people and their lifestyle and surroundings. A key feature of Aboriginal art is the circle, or circle within a circle, depicted by small dots close together, which represent a meeting place, campsite or watering hole. People sitting, recounting stories, folklore and hunting tales, the spoken word strengthened by the visual image. This simple motif is central to many rich, colourful artworks, capturing moments in time and in- deed moments in history. The following Australian Aboriginal Proverb describes life and death:
‘We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through.
Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love, and then we return home’.
Like many indigenous people, the Aboriginals were always searching for a place; a place to be, a place to live, a place to create, a place to die.
