New Day Rising Vincent Namatjira
he sun is the most vital star in the solar system. It warms our seas, stirs our atmosphere, generates our weather patterns, and gives energy to the growing green plants that provide the food and oxygen for life on Earth. Without heat from the sun, Earth would freeze; there would be no winds, ocean currents, or clouds to transport water. Imagine being as central as the sun, around which everything orbits, and all lifeforces around you rely on your warmth, energy and light to heed their way. Western Arrernte man Vincent Namatjira OAM is, to name a few things, an artist, father, leader, role-model, reply, ‘me? What about you, you are so many people at once too! How does that feel?’ Vincent humbly rebutted: ‘I feel like I’m standing still, and everything is rotating around me like planets – that’s how level and still I have to stay.’
