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Sky Country

Inception Strategies Mural Commission with Aboriginal Artist Nathan Dawson for Honeywell.

Description: The Centre star wheel reminds us that stars shift their position throughout the night and that these movements are important to Aboriginal people who used them to plan cultural activities on the ground such as food gathering. Human figures featuring on the left and top right of the artwork represent ancient Aboriginal star stories such as the chase of the Miyay-Miyay, young women (Pleiades cluster) by Birray-Birray, young men (Orion cluster). The ground layer contains fire, trees, water, land and animals that are all important elements of Aboriginal Country. The blue circled areas on the ground are star reflections embedded in Country to help the viewer understand how Aboriginal people viewed sky, land and waters as one interconnected, cultural way of life.