As a revered ngankeri, a tradional healer, Naomi works with the spirit world to counter mamu in order to treat the sick and protect community, providing wirunymankupai (healing treatments) through what is called mara ala, meaning open hands. Ngangkari (tradional healers) are trained to safely release the mamu from the sick, and to help reunite people with their kurunpa (spirit) stolen by the mamu. Naomi’s pracce as Ngankeri and her presence in the spirit world informs her arsc pracce. In stark black and white palees, Naomi Kantjuriny depicts mamu tjuta (many mamu), intricately capturing the journeys of the hairy, fearsome spirits as they roam the land at night intent on destrucon and evil.