Reconciliation Place
The Reconciliation Place is a sculpture path on the so-called Parliamentary Triangle in the Australian capital Canberra .
The theme of the square and the sculptures is the reconciliation between the Aborigines of Australia and the early European settlers.
competition
In 2001 a national competition was announced, which the architect Simon Kringas won. In addition, Sharon Payne was appointed as a consultant for the representation of the design of Aboriginal culture on the Place of Reconciliation.
The budget for the design and execution of the Reconciliation Place was $ 3.5 million. Completion was only allowed to take four months.
layout
The course is at the junction of the Walter Burley Griffin Land axis and the pedestrian axis that connects the National Library of Australia in the west and the High Court of Australia in the east. The square has a central convex hill and exhibits works by Australian artists. He includes the water course there in the design.
The design of the sculpture area was planned as an ongoing process and not as a one-off act.
Today there are 17 works of art on the Reconciliation Square. Four works were handed over by Prime Minister Jahn Howard at the beginning of the project on July 22, 2002 , three works of art were selected on May 28, 2004 by the Aboriginal Senators Neville Bonner and Vincent Lingiari and two more by the Minister for Indigenous Affairs , Senator Amanda Vanstone. Five works of art were unveiled on July 5, 2006 by Mal Brough, Minister for Families, Services and Indigenous Affairs and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Indigenous Affairs . On May 28, 2007, the 40th anniversary of the 1967 referendum - which subsequently granted Aborigines civil and voting rights - Minister Brough presented another three works of art, and on July 11, 2007 one work was awarded to women on behalf of the Minister for Families, Services and Indigenous Affairs revealed. The Wati Jarra Jukurrpa street artwork was presented to the public on November 24, 2008.
There are sculptures made of stone, glass, steel and lettering on the square. The themes of the lettering are:
- Welcome to the land of the Ngunnawal , the traditional owners of this land on whose land the Reconciliation Place is built.
- The 1967 Australian referendum later allowed the Aborigines to enjoy Australian civil and voting rights.
- Recognition of the land rights of the Aborigines, the so-called Native Title , as part of Australian law.
- Aboriginal involvement in sport and defense of Australia.
- The Aboriginal leaders Elders Neville Bonner and Vincent Lingiari are shown.
- The practice of the stolen generation in the past.
Sculptures
- Judy Watson: Fire and Water
- Vic McGrath: Methalu Tharri (Smooth Sailing)
- Richard Woldendorp et al. : Separation
- Darryl Cowie: Separation
- Thancoupie Gloria Fletcher (Thanakupi): Kwi'ith, Yam man and woman
- Community Work: Strength, Service and Loss
- Joint effort : Ngunnawal
- Joint effort: leadership (Neville Bonner and Vincent Lingiari)
- Joint effort: referendum
- Thancoupie Gloria Fletcher and others : Ms.
- Munnari John Hammond: Ruby Florence Hammond PSM
- Alice Mitchell Marrakorlorlo: Robert Lee
- Mervyn Rubuntja and Benita Turks: Wenten Rubuntja AM
- Simon Kringas: Land Rights
- Jonathan Nadji and others : Bill Neijie OAM
- Djerrkura: Gatjil Djerrkura OAM
- Paddy Japaljarri Stewart: Wati Jarra Jukurrpa (Two Man Dream Time )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on nationalcapital.gov.au Information on nationalcapital.gov.au . Retrieved August 4, 2010
- ↑ Illustration and explanation of the works . Retrieved August 4, 2010
Coordinates: 35 ° 17 ′ 56 ″ S , 149 ° 8 ′ 1 ″ E