Ronnie Tjampitjinpa (Pintupi) (1943-2023) Le rêve du feu de la brousse / Bushfire Dreaming 2013 Acrylic on Belgian linen canvas signed and numbered RT 1733 on the back 154 x 97 cm Provenance: > Commissioned by Geoff Small of the Desert Art Center studio (Alice Springs) > Private collection, Ile-de-France A certificate will be given with the work. Bushfire Dreaming is an important ceremony for the tribes of the Western Desert. It is a nocturnal experience in which participants dance around a large central fire and carry bundles of twigs that throw off sparks. It's an occasion where old scores are settled and there's plenty of playful fighting and aggression that manifests itself without any real physical harm to the combatants. The red and yellow lines represent fire, while the black lines are firebreaks that prevent the fire from spreading too far into the desert. MJ