The Barangaroo headland presents the First Nation’s cultural experience comprising of two exhibits, Wellama and Future Dreaming.
Wellama (meaning ‘to come back’ in local language) is a ten minute audio visual artwork at the entrance of the Cutaway in Barangaroo Reserve.
The work by Alison Page and Nik Lachajczak is a contemporary reimagining of “Welcome To Country’ and is a celebration of ritual ceremony and story practiced on Gadigal lcountry since time immemorial and pays respect to the traditional custodians of this land.
On the stargazers lawn are two giant sculptural pieces shaped in the words Hope and Change which face each other
‘Future dreaming’ is by Jacob Nash who has created a space between them – Hope and Change.
These two words according to Jacob Nash stand in the landscape, sitting on stolen land.
The space is a place to gather, a piece of acknowledgement, truth telling and commitment into the future.
The words covered in highly reflective mirrors such as when you stand directly in front, they seem to disappear into the landscape. A change of perspective looking diagonally across them brings them into sharp contrast, clearly discernible.
If you visit this exhibit there is a detailed explanation of how Jacob felt whilst working on this piece, and what message he hoped to convey, by the powerful imagery of these two word sculptures.
Jacob is a descendant of the Daly River people, west of Darwin and has spent the last twenty years living, working, and creating across the Eora Nation
Both exhibits are installed until the 30th January, 2022 is a free installation open from 8am to 8pm seven days a week.
