JOEL SAM | 'Gub (Four Winds of Zenadh-Kes)' | Linocut Print Print Edition:15\30 is near a salt pan

is near a salt pan on Bentinck Island

Their inherent spirituality derived from ancestral ties to the land and sea

He was gammon

his brother Percy took over the family and took care of us

Ink: Heidleberg Pantone black

JOEL SAM | 'Gub (Four Winds of Zenadh-Kes)' | Linocut Print Print Edition:15\30 is near a salt panThis print represents the four winds of Zenadh Kes (the Torres Strait), where the Indian Ocean meets the Pacific Ocean: Naigai (North), Zey (South), Sager (South East), and Kuki (North West). The winds are depicted being blown out of the mouth of the spirit god Marrkai. Joel Sams family lives in Bamaga, Cape York, and originates from Saibai Island in the Torres Strait. Born on Thursday Island, he currently lives in Cairns, having finished his art