Remembering, Central Waterfront Barangaroo
“Remembering shows a landscape of Gadigal Country as it may have appeared prior to the colonisation. The environment in the work reflects the indigenous flora of the Sydney region, with elements of the Barangaroo Reserve an integral part of its composition.”
Danie Mellor
Cultural Capital was appointed by Infrastructure NSW to commission a hoarding artwork for the Central Waterfront at Barangaroo.
Beginning at Dukes Pier, the hoarding structure runs for three hundred metres along the central waterfront construction site that borders Sydney Harbour.
As well as audiences of local visitors, weekend, regional, interstate and international tourists, the hoardings are highly visible to passengers on ferries entering and exiting the harbour. Cultural Capital paid close attention to both intimate and long range impacts of the artwork in their detailed public art report that included a curatorial framework, procurement models, project timeline and recommended budget with an aim to commission a work that would be viewed from multiple angles and perspectives.
Cultural Capital led the artist-selection process and curation of the commissioned artwork in consultation with Infrastructure NSW and the appointed Arts and Culture Panel. Renowned Indigenous artist, Danie Mellor was selected for the commission.
Photography: Infrastructure NSW
ABOUT ARTWORK
The central themes of Mellor’s Remembering artwork are Country, People and Language depicted by imagery of flora that is indigenous to Country on which Barangaroo is sited, Aboriginal women to depict the powerful Aboriginal woman from who Barangaroo takes its name, and Aboriginal language words.
In Mellor’s words, “Remembering shows a landscape of Gadigal Country as it may have appeared prior to the colonisation. The environment in the work reflects the indigenous flora of the Sydney region, with elements of the Barangaroo Reserve an integral part of its composition.
Affirming and responding to the memory of Cammeraygal woman Barangaroo and the significant role of Aboriginal women in community, figures of female dancers are dynamically presented on the land.
The combination of otherworldly infra-red and visible light imagery suggests we are looking into a timeless Story Place, a land remembered in which the physical world meets a dimension of Dreaming. Remembering responds to potent themes of Country, People and Language, exploring our continuing relationship to place, ancestors, and nature.”
Sydney, NSW
Infrastructure for NSW
Central Barangaroo Harbour Walk
Danie Mellor
2021
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Suite 102, Level 1, 7 Kelly
St Ultimo NSW 2007
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Suite 102, Level 1, 7 Kelly
St Ultimo NSW 2007
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