• Gurangatch and Mirragan - Film still. Aunty Sharyn Halls with Craig Bender and Vera Hong. Gurangatch and Mirragan (2017-2022). Single channel HD video. 4’43” Stereo audio.

    Film still. Aunty Sharyn Halls with Craig Bender and Vera Hong. Gurangatch and Mirragan (2017-2022). Single channel HD video. 4’43” Stereo audio.

  • Gurangatch and Mirragan - Film still. Aunty Sharyn Halls with Craig Bender and Vera Hong. Gurangatch and Mirragan (2017-2022). Single channel HD video. 4’43” Stereo audio.

    Film still. Aunty Sharyn Halls with Craig Bender and Vera Hong. Gurangatch and Mirragan (2017-2022). Single channel HD video. 4’43” Stereo audio.

  • Gurangatch and Mirragan - Film still. Aunty Sharyn Halls with Craig Bender and Vera Hong. Gurangatch and Mirragan (2017-2022). Single channel HD video. 4’43” Stereo audio.

    Film still. Aunty Sharyn Halls with Craig Bender and Vera Hong. Gurangatch and Mirragan (2017-2022). Single channel HD video. 4’43” Stereo audio.

  • Gurangatch and Mirragan - Film still. Aunty Sharyn Halls with Craig Bender and Vera Hong. Gurangatch and Mirragan (2017-2022). Single channel HD video. 4’43” Stereo audio.

    Film still. Aunty Sharyn Halls with Craig Bender and Vera Hong. Gurangatch and Mirragan (2017-2022). Single channel HD video. 4’43” Stereo audio.

  • Gurangatch and Mirragan - Film still. Aunty Sharyn Halls with Craig Bender and Vera Hong. Gurangatch and Mirragan (2017-2022). Single channel HD video. 4’43” Stereo audio.

    Film still. Aunty Sharyn Halls with Craig Bender and Vera Hong. Gurangatch and Mirragan (2017-2022). Single channel HD video. 4’43” Stereo audio.

  • Gurangatch and Mirragan - Aunty Sharyn Halls with Craig Bender and Vera Hong. Gurangatch and Mirragan (2017-2022). 4’43” Single channel HD video. Stereo audio. Water presence & absence exhibition, Blue Mountains Cultural Centre. Installation Photo: Silversalt Photography

    Aunty Sharyn Halls with Craig Bender and Vera Hong. Gurangatch and Mirragan (2017-2022). 4’43” Single channel HD video. Stereo audio. Water presence & absence exhibition, Blue Mountains Cultural Centre. Installation Photo: Silversalt Photography

  • Gurangatch and Mirragan - Aunty Sharyn Halls with Craig Bender and Vera Hong. Gurangatch and Mirragan (2017-2022). 4’43” Single channel HD video. Stereo audio. Water presence & absence exhibition, Blue Mountains Cultural Centre. Installation Photo: Silversalt Photography

    Aunty Sharyn Halls with Craig Bender and Vera Hong. Gurangatch and Mirragan (2017-2022). 4’43” Single channel HD video. Stereo audio. Water presence & absence exhibition, Blue Mountains Cultural Centre. Installation Photo: Silversalt Photography

  • Gurangatch and Mirragan - Aunty Sharyn Halls with Craig Bender and Vera Hong. Gurangatch and Mirragan (2017-2022). 4’43” Single channel HD video. Stereo audio. Water presence & absence exhibition, Blue Mountains Cultural Centre. Installation Photo: Silversalt Photography

    Aunty Sharyn Halls with Craig Bender and Vera Hong. Gurangatch and Mirragan (2017-2022). 4’43” Single channel HD video. Stereo audio. Water presence & absence exhibition, Blue Mountains Cultural Centre. Installation Photo: Silversalt Photography

Gurangatch and Mirragan

The Gundungurra people have a Dreamtime story telling how the mountains and waterways of their land were created. Gurangatch, a large reptile-fish, shaped the landscape of the Burragorang Valley as he fought with Mirragan, the tiger quoll. The story begins when Mirragan, a great hunter, sees Gurangatch resting in his waterhole and tries to poison him with Wattle Bark. As Gurangatch escapes Mirragan, they carve up the landscape of what is now called the Wollondilly and Coxs river all the way to Jenolan. This film commences at the Murraural waterhole where Gurangatch and Mirragan's epic battle begins.

Filmed on location at the Wollondilly River, New South Wales, Australia. 
A collaboration between Gundungurra Aboriginal Heritage Association Incorporated and Vera Hong Productions.

Credits
Gurangatch and Mirragan (2017-2022)
4’43” Single channel HD video. Stereo audio.
Artists: Aunty Sharyn Halls with Craig Bender and Vera Hong
Cultural Project Managers: Aunty Sharyn Halls and Chris Halls
Cinematography and Sound: Craig Bender and Vera Hong
Aerial Cinematography: Craig Bender
Editor: Vera Hong

Exhibitions:
WATER presence & absence, Blue Mountains Cultural Centre, 2023. Curated by Rilka Oakley.