Education
Curtin Stadium Precinct – Songlines
Songlines at Curtin University’s Stadium Precinct is an integrated public artwork developed by artists Jahne Rees and Noongar artist Sharyn Egan.
The project responds to the cultural significance of the site as the intersection of two Noongar songlines, Koodjal Kela (Twin Dolphin) and Djiridji (Zamia). The artwork contributes to Curtin’s Living Knowledge Stream, embedding Aboriginal knowledge systems within the campus landscape.
Edith Cowan University – City Campus Public Artworks
The ECU City Artworks form a major public art program embedded within Edith Cowan University’s new city campus in Boorloo (Perth), located on Whadjuk Noongar boodjar. Positioned within a significant civic and cultural corridor, ECU City establishes a new urban destination where learning, culture and public life intersect.
Developed by Apparatus in close collaboration with ECU and Whadjuk Noongar Elders – Dr Roma Winmar, Farley Garlett and Dr Barb Bynder – the program evolved over several years through a process grounded in respect, cultural authority and shared knowledge. The resulting works are integrated into the architecture and landscape, shaping how people experience and move through the site.
Curtin University School of Design and the Built Environment
Curtin University has undergone a significant expansion to become a vibrant, mixed use hub that shifted away from the typical university campus paradigm. The new School of Design and the Built Environment (B418) at Curtin’s Bentley campus was part of this planned change. In 2020, Lendlease approached Apparatus to collaborate on two artwork projects that have become integral to characterising the culture of the site and the pedagogy of the building.
Exchange Precinct Artworks
Curtin University is currently undergoing significant expansion to become a vibrant, mixed-use hub that shifts away from the typical university campus paradigm. The ambition of public art within Exchange at Curtin University was to make places that are fertile for creativity, critical thinking, and interaction. Public art within a precinct such as Exchange, Stage One want to embody and reflects the intellectual and creative ambitions of that place, creating a tangible and human scale experience.