Baboor (Sound of Water and Movement)

Kamsani Bin Salleh and Blank Walls

Title: Baboor (Sound of Water and Movement)

Artist/s: Kamsani Bin Salleh

Year: 2025

Category: Integrated

Site: Midland Station

Location Details: Ceiling/soffit of Midland Station overpass

Medium: Factory-printed compressed fibre cement panels

Artist/s Statement:

In an environment where commuters are in a hurried state or practicing patience, a mad scramble or a dawdling pace, there are lines that guide and lines that entertain. Those that look skyward will be rewarded with organic flowing lines inspired by the Derbarl Yerrigan (Swan River) depicting a story of creation and tools to spark imagination. All creatures great and small from within the Bibulmen nation are hidden in the artwork, from the web-makers to the web-toed swimmers, the web-breaking quokkas to the elusive quolls.

An artwork that celebrates custodianship and curates curiosity, the large scale and fine detail allows travellers to discover something new each time they visit.

Artist Kamsani Bin-Salleh is descended from the Ballardong Noongar people and the Nimunburr and Yawuru people of the Kimberley region in Western Australia. He is an illustrator and muralist who reflects the natural world with his intricate designs, seamlessly blending traditional Indigenous symbolism with the vibrant beauty of Australian flora and fauna.

The Public Transport Authority acknowledge that Noongar languages are oral in nature and that one word can be spelt in multiple ways.