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Walyalup Koort public artwork - Respect, Recognition and Reconciliation
A new public artwork is coming to Walyalup Koort, which interprets Fremantle's colonial past and WA's Nyoongar culture. Watch the video to hear artists Sharyn Egan and Simon Gilby explain...Read more
What's in a Name? Exploring the idea of renaming Kings Square
The historic heart of Fremantle is being transformed into a vibrant city centre with a host of fantastic new public facilities and features. As part of our preparations for the opening, we’re exploring the possibility of renaming the space known as ‘Kings Square’ in the Fremantle city centre.
Walyalup Koort public artwork - Respect, Recognition and Reconciliation
A new public artwork is coming to Walyalup Koort, which interprets Fremantle's colonial past and WA's Nyoongar culture. Watch the video to hear artists Sharyn Egan and Simon Gilby explain the concept or read more here: https://bit.ly/30yVzBT
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers, listeners, and readers are advised that this video contains images and voices of people who have died.
The vision of this artwork, Kaarl Boyak Naariny (Fire is Burning on the Rocks) is to be a powerful, contemporary public artwork that respects and recognises the whole Nyoongar Nation in the centre of Walyalup | Fremantle. This video steps out the artists’ vision that underpinned a successful presentation to the Council for approval in 2021. The artwork has undergone further development since the video was made. The artwork will stand as an assertion of ongoing sovereignty and conciliation via the collaboration between highly regarded Walyalup artists Sharyn Egan (Whadjuk Nyoongar) and Simon Gilby (non-Indigenous). The artists will invite all 14 language groups of the Nyoongar Nation to be a part of this artwork that speaks to truth-telling, conciliation, healing, respect and recognition. The Artists, with their team and the support of the City, will soon embark on this consultation process.