Led by Culture: Collaborative Design at Subi East [Perth Design Week 2024]
Djilba Artwork. Artist: Dellas Bennell. Photo by Yvonne Doherty
Kambarang Artwork. Artist: Jarni McGuire. Photo by Yvonne Doherty
On March 19, UDLA Director Dan Firns will be a panellist at the lunch and learn conversation about design collaboration and the Subi East project, as part of Perth Design Week 2024.
Celebrating Noongar kadadjin (knowledge) on Noongar boodjar (Country), the Six Seasons Bidi Artwork project is the biggest WA State Government investment in Aboriginal public art to date. It is part of Subi East, one of the most significant urban redevelopment projects undertaken in WA.
The Bidi was delivered under the guidance of the Subi East Elder Group and is a culturally led project with Noongar lore and knowledge given the respect it deserves.
The Subi East Six Seasons Bidi was created via a highly collaborative process. It was commissioned by DevelopmentWA, with Aboriginal Development Management by Karrda, Landscape Architecture by UDLA+OCULUS, Art Coordination by Apparatus, and artworks by six Noongar artists. The six artworks along the Bidi, each developed to represent one of the six Noongar seasons, are by artists Rubeun Yorkshire (Birak), David Jones (Bunuru), Lea Taylor (Djeran), Kam Bin Salleh (Makaru), Dellas Bennell (Djilba) and Jarni McGuire (Kambarang).
The panel includes:
Jarni McGuire, Dellas Bennell, Lea Taylor | Artists
Emma-Lee Hollings, Development Manager DevelopmentWA
Helen Curtis, Director Apparatus
Tickets include a lunchbox and attending may be eligible for CPD points from your professional institute.
Project Credits
Client: Development WA
Aboriginal Country: Whadjuk Country
Location: Subiaco WA
Dates: 2019 - ongoing
Landscape Architects: UDLA+OCULUS
Aboriginal Development Manager: Karrda
Art Consultant: Apparatus
Artist mentors: Susan Flalvell + Stuart Green
Fabrication and installation: Big Spoon Art Services
Foundry: Dan Gentle Foundry
Install Site Superintendent: Artitecture
Collaborators: Stantec (Civil Engineer), Acor (Structural Engineer), PJ Wright & Associates (Hydraulic Engineer), 3E (Electrical Engineer), Greco (Change Rooms), Bridge 42 (Project Manager), Studio Field (Heritage Interpretation), Aunty Vivienne Hansen (Planting expertise)
Contractors: RJV (Stage 1A), Landscape Elements (Stage 1B)
Photography: Yvonne Doherty
