'Between Two Rivers' (2024)

Image credit: 'Between Two Rivers', Aunty Phyllis Stewart, Aunty Annette Houston, Clarinda Vinta, 2024. Photo: Jay Patel

Between Two Rivers is the centrepiece of Campbelltown’s Billabong Parklands developed by the Yirran Miigaydhu Aboriginal Women’s weaving group Lead Artist Aunty Phyllis Stewart in collaboration with members Aunty Annette Houston and Clarinda Vinta.

The artwork was inspired by the Minerva Pool Billabong, a sacred Dharawal women’s birthing place, as well as Campbelltown’s place between the George's and Nepean River.

Featuring 4-metre-high looping circular steel arches with netting woven throughout, the artwork references traditional Aboriginal woven nets used to gather and carry Dharawal’s abundant resources, such as, the ethereal fish motifs that shimmer within the artworks netting.

Between Two Rivers was commissioned by Campbelltown City Council, 2024. Proudly funded by Campbelltown City Council, the Australian Government and the NSW Government Western Sydney Liveability Program and Public Spaces Legacy Fund. Fabricated by Milne & Stonehouse.

Location

Located at the Billabong Parklands