Girrwaawa

Created by Gumbaynggirr artist Aretha Brown in collaboration with Aravani Art Project, Girrwaawa is a 122-metre mural spanning the perimeter of the Australian High Commission in New Delhi. Meaning “come together” in Gumbaynggirr, the work brings together 24 interconnected panels that draw on Brown’s personal stories, Indigenous Australian visual language and people-to-people connections between Australia and India. Created as part of the Australian Government’s public diplomacy programme marking 75 years of Indian independence, the mural was developed collectively with members of Brown’s Kiss My Art Collective and the women of Aravani Art Project. Indian textiles, ornamentation and colour informed the palette, creating a visual dialogue between two distinct cultural contexts while foregrounding collaboration, community and cultural exchange.