Brookfield Place Perth, Yondee Shane Hansen’s Kep Walken Winin pays homage to water and its significance with eye-catching woven lobby rugs and sandblasted pavers and carved stone boulders. Hansen’s rugs symbolise elements connected to the river - raindrops, and middens. Borong / Raindrops - rain is important to Whadjuk Noongar as food renewal; for both plant germination and controlling the cool fires for land management and hunting. Middens - piles of shells and bones left behind by the Whadjuk Noongar people after fishing and hunting – can be seen within the rugs’ design, signifying a place where families live and eat together.
The sandblasting of the pavers depicts the Derbarl Yerrigan (Swan River estuary) and Djarlgarra Beelier (Canning River). The sandblasted cursive lines represent the passage of water, flowing from the hills, through to the river systems.Donnybrook stone boulders are carved with symbols of Noongar boodjar (Noongar country). The boulders offer a distinct tactile quality, inviting viewers to connect with the artwork, its materials, and the site’s location more broadly.
