Try your hand at contemporary Anangu art Ayers Rock Resort offers a program to experience the contemporary art of the Anangu people. In this program, you will receive a lecture from an Anangu artist and actually enjoy making your own dot paintings. Participants learn about the motifs that appear in the dot paintings while listening to the Anangu artist’s words translated into English. The artists will teach you how to draw circular patterns to represent water features, how to distinguish between male and female humans, and how animals are represented by the shape of their footprints, while actually drawing the motifs on the red clay. During this trip, we had many opportunities to see art by the Anangu people. At first, I was just fascinated by the beautiful dots and detailed techniques, but once I learned the meaning of the motifs, I began to understand what the paintings were expressing. The experience of exploring the meanings contained in art will be of great significance to me when I appreciate art in the future. After the lecture, the students actually started to create their own works of art. Using muted colors of paint, they filled the black board with dots and motifs. There is an instruction manual on the work table with motifs and their meanings, so there is no need to worry if you get lost. After completing their works, the students presented their own stories and enjoyed dot painting to their heart’s content, while also admiring a large work of art completed by an Anangu teacher in the same amount of time.
Take a Segway to explore the perimeter of Uluru. You can enjoy the beautiful sight of Uluṟu turning redder in the sunlight as you ride along the powerful rock walls. I was a bit apprehensive about riding a Segway, as I rarely get a chance to ride one, but after a briefing on how to ride one, I was given the opportunity to practice on a simple course before embarking on the tour. You will get used to it as you ride, so there is no need to worry even if it is your first time riding a Segway. This time, we rented a Japanese-language audio guide that automatically plays location-specific commentary as we move through the national park. Visitors can listen to various stories while traveling by Segway. For a fee, visitors can learn more about the vast Uluru and choose from Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, French, Italian, German, and Spanish, in addition to English. It is recommended that you rent one of these tours when exploring the area, as you can listen to the stories of the indigenous people while viewing the actual scenery.
Limited Dinner under the Starry Sky Tariwil, which means “beautiful dunes” in the Anangu language, is an exclusive dinner experience under the star-filled sky. The dinner is held from April to October 15 and is limited to 20 people at a time, making it a special experience for anniversary celebrations. Take a bus from the hotel to the venue. First, enjoy sparkling wine and canapés made with Aboriginal ingredients on a dune with a great view. As the sound of the didgeridoo, a traditional Aboriginal wind instrument, echoed in the background, we watched the sun set and the shadows gradually fall on the red color of the earth. Afterwards, we were treated to an authentic one-course dinner paired with Australian wines. The menu is subject to change, but you can choose from barramundi for the main course, Australian cheese for dessert, and wine, all of which are uniquely Australian. Wine recommendations were provided to match each menu item, and we enjoyed the pairings as they were, or we dared to go for our favorite varietals. Australian wines are famous for Syrah (Shiraz in Australia), a black grape with some old vines, and grilled beef, a perfect match for it, could be the main course. Toward the end of the dinner, explanations of the constellations and stories of the indigenous people begin. After the meal, the Aboriginal cultural experience does not end. While sitting around the fire and enjoying drinks, we listen to stories about Aboriginal culture and history. We even got to touch a boomerang, an actual hunting tool, and felt its weight.
Waiting for sunrise amidst a light installation Early in the morning, I attended the Field of Light, a large-scale light installation by British artist Bruce Munroe. Originally launched in April 2016 for a limited time only, it has become a permanent installation due to the popularity of the attraction. More than 50,000 light bulbs on stalks are lit on the seven-acre expanse, changing colors one after another. This spectacle, like a flower garden of light, can only be viewed on night and early morning tours. Visitors can not only see it from afar, but also walk among the lights to fully enjoy the fantastic scenery. As we stroll through the area following the changing colors, the sky begins to whiten and the red earth and Uluru come into view. When it gets light, we return to the top of the hill and enjoy a pastry and hot chocolate while watching the illumination gradually fade in the sunlight. The cold night of Uluru came to an end as we gazed at the ever-changing colors of the sky and earth, and the sphere of light.
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