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A curatorial, consultancy and project management platform for contemporary art.
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Commissioned mural by Reko Rennie for Highpoint Shopping Centre, in Melbourne’s western suburbs. Many of Rennie’s most notable projects have included statements about identity, such as the now infamous T2 building in Darlinghurst, Sydney, on which he backlit the sculpted text Always Was, Always Will Be over his diamond motif mural. Similarly, for this work, Rennie makes reference to the traditional owners of the land, the First Nations People, by placing the ‘W’ in brackets so that the statement can be read as From Here We Came. Read in its entirety, From (W)here We Came draws particular attention to migrant history of the West. It is not a divisive statement, rather one that aims to unite the culturally diverse nations that make up Australia by paying respect to history, past and present, and to acknowledge that we are shaped by our surroundings. In this way, the artwork is a poignant reminder of our connection to land and the measures with which we consider contemporary society – a seemingly simple statement that reveals a history of movement across place.
Artist: Reko Rennie
Client: GPT group
Location: Highpoint, NMelbourne, Victoria
Project Management: David Hagger
Commissioned by The GPT Group.
Photography: David Hagger