Nugal Durrung
‘Nugal Durrung’ presents the benefits of working together, respecting culture and seeking solace and inspiration in the natural world. On one side, these sculptures display pattern and texture revealing a window into a trees history, structure and growth. On the other, we are invited to see Aboriginal people’s harmonious and spiritual connection with country. Look carefully and you can see, homes nestled along the Birrarung (Yarra River) and song lines leading to sacred sites, where lore and knowledge are passed on from one generation to the next.
Anton McMurray is an Australian artist renowned for his monumental sculptures in wood incorporating inspired forms from the natural world. Today Anton’s work is motivated by an innate concern for our natural world and a profound desire to commit his efforts towards its preservation, protection and celebration.
Simone Thomson is a Naarm based Artist and a Wurundjeri and Yorta-Yorta Traditional Owner through her mother. She draws inspiration for her art and dreaming stories from abundant textures and colours of Country along with the ancestral bonds she has to the Birrarung (Yarra River) and Dhungala (Murray River).
“My people are river people, so I find that waterways often interweave into my art along with dreaming and creation stories.“