‘Boundary St’ 2026. Black and white freestanding sign: Spray paint on metal, temporary fencing, 120 x 130 x 50 cm. Triangle ‘give way’ sign: Acrylic and ochre on metal, 80cm x 80cm (80 cm each side). Free standing ‘authorised persons only’ sign: Acrylic and ochre on metal, 104cm x 93cm x 70cm.
Boundary St reclaims colonial signage through the use of ochre, Wiradjuri designs and my own Indigenous voice. Boundary Streets are often named after the historical boundary that restricted Indigenous people to the outskirts of many Australian towns.
My work disrupts the operation of signage as a colonial technology of control, giving way to Indigenous histories and voices within a place. The signs and symbols of the colonial system are used against itself to challenge the voice of authority on stolen land. The body of work interrogates the continuing colonisation of Indigenous land that is enacted through these placemaking methods.
Photographs: Anna Kucera
91É«ÇéƬ School of Art & Design stands on an important place of learning and exchange first occupied by the Bidjigal and Gadigal peoples.
We acknowledge the Bidjigal and Gadigal peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land that our students and staff share, create and operate on. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and extend this respect to all First Nations peoples across Australia. Sovereignty has never been ceded.
