Last Saturday, the local community gathered together to celebrate the launch of the first Perfect Match of the year at Corban & Blair. We feel privileged to have the talented artist Lucy Simpson’s artwork on our building – a beautiful piece of art for the community to enjoy.
The artwork, titled ‘Yarrin’, was designed by Lucy Simpson (@gmiyay) and painted by Meg Minkley (@adrawingaday). It incorporates local narratives of water, time, memory, and sites of convergence. The artwork draws inspiration from the story of Long Cove Creek in Gadigal, which is known today as Hawthorne Canal. It pays homage to the local ecology and our many forgotten waterways.
Through this work, Lucy has combined the lines and colors of place – both of her own Yuwaalaraay/Gamilaraay ngurrambaa (homelands) and that which flows underfoot in Gadigal. As a result, she has created a unique story that weaves its way across plains, from deep underground, around mountain ranges, through stone, and across city landscapes. This brings a message of energy, connection, and life to eyes, lives, and minds.
We would like to thank everyone involved, including @innerwestcouncil Arts Team, for implementing the Perfect Match program.
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A5 Aus Made Recycled Leather Journal, Yarrin – Lucy Simpson Collaboration
This journal was created in collaboration with Indigenous artist Lucy Simpson. The design was used for a mural outside the Corban & Blair building with the help of mural painter Meg Minkley and the Inner West Council. The YARRIN mural was commissioned through the Perfect Match program by the Inner West Council, recognizing the importance of preserving and celebrating the unique stories embedded in the city’s landscapes. It also aims to honour the many places from which these stories have originated.
This artwork incorporates local narratives of water, time, memory, and sites of convergence, and draws inspiration from the story of Long Cove Creek in Gadigal (known today as Hawthorne Canal) to pay homage to the local ecology and our many forgotten waterways. Through this work Lucy has combined the lines and colours of place – both of her own Yuwaalaraay / Gamilaraay ngurrambaa (homelands) and that which flows underfoot in Gadigal — creating a unique story that weaves its way across plains, from deep underground, around mountain ranges, through stone and across city landscapes, bringing a message of energy, connection and life to eyes, lives and minds.
The journal can be purchased through this link.