ET Story, 1998 by Linda Syddick Napaltjarri 127x103cm, 3038LSN

Just as the Dreaming connects all of life, Linda herself incorporates contemporary events into the Dreaming. Everything is interconnected and related. For her that spirit beings come to earth and contribute to great events and then leave their mark, is quite logical and fits into what she believes to be real. This therefore explains her series of paintings, influenced by the movie ET. Linda is fascinated by this movie, having seen it over 20 times. ET longing to return home, home sparked her empathy. Linda understands that spirit beings return home after a period on earth. To her ET is a fellow spirit being.

In this work, ET is departing via his spaceship. The influence of christianity is evident with the symbol of the cross leading the way home on the spaceship. Even the departure pad is in the shape of the cross, with the congregation watching from below.