Dalvina Forrest Napanangka hails from Yuendumu in the Central Desert. Like most painters in the region, Dalvina Forrest Napanangka uses ‘dot painting’, or pointillism, inspired by the floor paintings traditionally created for ritual ceremonies. The resulting vibratory effect conveys the very idea of life, and reminds us that for the Aborigines, the Dreamtime does not belong to the past, but to the eternal present, whose permanence is ensured by art and religious rites, and that it is above all continuous creation and energy.