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Nyingarn Bidi (Echidna's Path)

Emily Rose

Title: Nyingarn Bidi (Echidna’s Path)

Artist/s: Emily Rose

Year: 2025

Category: Integrated

Site: Long Park, Oats Street Station precinct

Location Details: Shade canopies, ground plane and seating

Medium: Perforated aluminium and sandblasted concrete

Artist/s Statement:

This collection of works Nyingarn Bidi (Echidna’s Path), uses nature’s canvas to tell a story deeply connected to the land around Oats Street Station. At the koort (heart) of the piece is the Nyingarn (echidna), totem for the Beeloo Noongar people, located closest to the station. It burrows into boodjar (earth) - its home. The Nyingarn’s quills form a biddi (path) shaped like a mia-mia (shelter), symbolising the warmth and protection once provided by Mundee, a respected Beeloo leader. The quills can be seen scattered through the landscape in further design features. To bring this vision to life, I crafted the quills using ephemeral art prints from Biara (slender banksia) leaves, which I digitised -a method to preserve our stories in the digital age. Biara was chosen for its strength and resilience, regenerating after fire, echoing the enduring power of ngala kaalak (our home).

 

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