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A curatorial, consultancy and project management platform.
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Journey is a major sculptural commission by Kamilaroi artist Reko Rennie, developed for Edith Cowan University’s City Campus. Comprising two large-scale feather forms rising 5 and 4 metres in height, the work draws on the cultural significance of the Karak (Red-tailed Black Cockatoo) and Ngoolark (White-tailed Black Cockatoo) to Whadjuk Noongar people. Positioned within the Karak Walk precinct, the sculptures operate as a meeting point - between cultures, histories and contemporary identities. Their forms appear as falling feathers, their shafts piercing a reflective surface that references the ever-present wetland, Goologoolup. This gesture connects the work to the site’s environmental history, and acknowledges the ongoing presence of water beneath the city.
Developed in consultation with Whadjuk Noongar Elders, the work reflects a careful balance between the artist’s practice and the cultural context of place. Journey is both a marker of place and a signal of future direction - asserting the visibility and strength of First Nations culture within a prominent civic and educational setting.
Artist: Reko Rennie
Client: Edith Cowan University
Location: ECU City Campus, Boorloo/Perth, Australia
Art Consultant: Apparatus
Artist Management: David Hagger
Fabrication & Installation: Urban Art Projects, Scape-ism
Noongar Cultural Advisors: Dr Roma Winmar, Farley Garlett and Dr Barb Bynder
Stakeholders: DevelopmentWA
Photography: Frances Andrijich