Painted Galvanised Steel, 2500mm x 2200mm x 750mm, 2014.
“Canoe People” evolved as a collaboration between Billy Doolan and myself. One of the Traditional Owner Groups of the Jezzine Barracks site are the Wulgurukaba People, Billy tells me that the literal translation of “Wulgurukaba” is Canoe People. Billy had originally created a drawing of the “Canoe People” that I was then able to interpret and transform to the Sculpture that you see here.
Canoe People is positioned close to the ocean, looking out over Rose Bay in Townsville, so that the sculpture appears to float on the ocean. This location was traditionally an important meeting place for peoples up and down this part of the coast.
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