Looking for Nyamu

Australia is, apparently, the oldest land mass on earth, the first to solidify from a soup of dust and gases some five billion years ago. Within Australia, the Pilbara has some of the most ancient geological formations yet discovered, dating back some 2.5 billion years. The photographer records not the vicissitudes of geo-politics but the nuances of body language and the pride conveyed in daily labour and peaceful coexistence. In this way, Sikka’s Pilbara portraits are about globalization, but one that has nothing to do with telecommunications and the circulation of capital and everything to do with the commonality of human experience and the warmth of the heart