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TitleIllawarra Land and Sea
Date2021DescriptionRichard gives us an insight into the meaning behind his work, and his use of visual symbolism to portray narrative and traditional language.
Goorawal whale is the totem of this area. The ocean has delivered food for thousands of years we have a significant connection.
Land (Muru) has been looked after by our people for thousands of years. Our mother has provided animals for us to eat and survival of our old people shows what we ate.
The circles represent the different areas of this vast area in which we travelled for food and shelter.
The old man represents the care takers- looking over the land to ensure our country is safe and they are the custodians of country.
Gadhu (ocean)
Mutton fish (Abalone)
Jungah (octopus)
Yaxa (Crab)
Murra (fish)
Gadhu njin muru (land and sea people)ArtistRichard CampbellGeolocation[1] AddressBlackbutt Forest Reserve/ amphitheater wall, Shellharbour Road , Shellharbour, 2529External LinkMural Art Trail
Date2021DescriptionRichard gives us an insight into the meaning behind his work, and his use of visual symbolism to portray narrative and traditional language.Goorawal whale is the totem of this area. The ocean has delivered food for thousands of years we have a significant connection.
Land (Muru) has been looked after by our people for thousands of years. Our mother has provided animals for us to eat and survival of our old people shows what we ate.
The circles represent the different areas of this vast area in which we travelled for food and shelter.
The old man represents the care takers- looking over the land to ensure our country is safe and they are the custodians of country.
Gadhu (ocean)
Mutton fish (Abalone)
Jungah (octopus)
Yaxa (Crab)
Murra (fish)
Gadhu njin muru (land and sea people)
ArtistRichard CampbellGeolocation[1] AddressBlackbutt Forest Reserve/ amphitheater wall, Shellharbour Road , Shellharbour, 2529External LinkMural Art TrailCONNECTIONS
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Illawarra Land and Sea (2021). Shellharbour City Council, accessed 03/06/2026, https://discover.shellharbour.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/12163