carbon creative and reconciliation australia

A JOURNEY HOME

This artwork was created as part of a National campaign for Reconciliation Week, 2023. As a whole, it represents the fact that we as a country need to work together in unity and allow everyone to have a voice so we can all feel at home. The past has been filled with inequality and conflict, but as we think about generations past and generations future, the one thing we all share is this land we love — our home. The concentric circles and u shapes in the artwork signify people coming together to give everyone a voice. The wavy patterns represent water and tranquillity, the rainbows signify new beginnings, and the journey lines with u symbols represent the older generation guiding the younger to make this generational change. The concentric waterhole patterns signify the survival of First Nations people, while the emu footprints (my totem animal) signify that—like the emu—we can only move forward on this journey to make all people feel at home.