Bajirru! there you all are, hello! From the Yanyuwa language of Balarinji’s origin community Borroloola NT

Jinangu awara wabarrangu barra kalu-wingka marnijinju wabudala kari-nguthundawabarrangu jinangu Australia li-wulu marnaji barra liyi-Yanyuwawu awara li-Marranbala li-Arrwangala li-Gudanji jinangu awara Burrulula marnaji yamulhu

Our Country we belong to is Borroloola. Yanyuwa, Marra, Gudanji and Garrawa people.We welcome everyone to this land Australia.

Yanyuwa elder Samuel Evans Jamika

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Nespresso

Public art sculptures

Nespresso partnered with Balarinji to create four Aboriginal public art installations that were constructed with upcycled Nespresso coffee capsules and natural weaving materials sourced from Country.

The launch of Aboriginal art sculptures in Nespresso’s Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane boutiques was part of its ‘Doing is Everything’ campaign.

The public art sculptures were created by a talented trio of Balarinji artists and designers – Kungarakan artist and designer Toby Bishop, senior designer Adam France, and visual artist Eve Paterson. Butchulla and Bundjalung weaver and artist, Karleen Green added traditional woven elements that connect culture and Country.

Embedded in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, which has developed over 60,000 years in Australia, is the collective responsibility for sustaining Country for future generations. The inspiration for the ‘Doing is Everything’ artwork comes from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander respect for the land and the natural environment with its renewable resources.

Balarinji Managing Director, Ros Moriarty, said, “We are excited to work with a global brand like Nespresso, with its demonstrated commitment to sustainability. We love the opportunity to reflect on what Aboriginal communities have been doing for generations. It’s great to see Nespresso acknowledge these traditional practices and celebrate Indigenous art and culture to drive important messages around sustainability and our Australian cultural identity.

Speaking about the art, Balarinji designer and artist, Toby Bishop said “When developing the concept we wanted to portray a story that talked to Indigenous sustainable practices and used sustainable materials sourced from Country. The composition references people gathering natural materials for weaving and is used alongside the recycled coffee capsules to reinforce the importance of sustainable living.

Through the creative application of upcycled Nespresso coffee capsules combined with traditional Aboriginal weaving, the artwork communicates the Doing is Everything message in each boutique, along with the letter ‘R’ in Sydney to represent the word ‘Recycle’. The capsules were deconstructed, flattened, rolled and shaped to create the artwork in colours of the Australian landscape.