Reconciliation Australia – National Reconciliation Week 2023

A JOURNEY HOME

In 2023, I was honoured to create the artwork for Reconciliation Australia's National Reconciliation Week campaign, Be a Voice for Generations. I worked in collaboration with Carbon Creative, who brought the artwork to life across the national campaign.

The artwork represents how, as a country, we need to work together in unity and give everyone a voice, so we can all feel at home. The past has been filled with inequality and conflict, but as we think about generations past and generations to come, the one thing we all share is this land we love: our home.

The concentric circles and U shapes signify people coming together to give everyone a voice. The wavy patterns represent water and tranquillity, the rainbows signify new beginnings, and the journey lines with U symbols represent the older generation guiding the younger to make this generational change. The concentric waterhole patterns signify the survival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, while the emu footprints (my totem animal) signify that, like the emu, we can only move forward on this journey to make all people feel at home.

Client: Reconciliation Australia · Campaign: Carbon Creative · Artwork: Danielle Leedie Gray