Thursday 25 June 2020

Eveleigh, Carriageworks, art

CarriageWorks is a multi-venue arts centre in the inner city suburb of Eveleigh. It is housed in the former Eveleigh railway yards which were built between 1880 and 1889. The Carriageworks sign structure has been used to create a unique neon artwork called "Remember Me" by Indigenous artist Reko Rennie. 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook’s first landfall at Botany Bay and the HMB Endeavour’s charting of the East Coast of Australia. The artist has responded with a present-day memorial in recognition of the frontier wars, the massacres and the survival of the original sovereigns of this country, the Aboriginal people of Australia. He asks us to consider the personal impact of our past and how history is made today.

17 comments:

  1. Enjoyed seeing your visit and link at Pictorial Tuesday. Great caption, and sure it is so enjoyed to see your history. Happy Tuesday.

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  2. ...it sounds like your have your own dark history!

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    1. Sadly we do. Black Live Matters protests have been happening in Australia over the last few weeks too.

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  3. A timely reminder that no one is perfect. We all have our dark history. Have a good day.

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  4. Such a beautiful sign you shared with us Jim! We will truly remember our pasts to make our futures better not just for us but for the coming generations.

    Thank you very much for linking up to Timeless Thursdays Jim! I am so happy to see you this week and hopefully you can share more memories in the coming weeks :)

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  5. Interesting place to visit !
    Greetings

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  6. I love the sky above the unique sign! Just gorgeous. You take wonderful photos.

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  7. Yes Every country has a lot of dark history they now regret Jim HAve a lovely weekend.

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  8. Beautiful shot. I love the drama of the neon sign and the clouds behind.

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  9. That's a great message... one that much of the world is struggling with now. Beautiful photo.

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  10. Great message there. Great picture for the week. Happy SWF!

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  11. Oh, that one really looks great when enlarged!

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  12. Impressive night shot of an important message for the world to Remember Me.

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