KUMMARGII YULENDJ BARRING GADHABA PROJECTIONS OF A CURRENT FUTURE
North Lawn, University of Melbourne.
Jasper Hotel, at the corner of Elizabeth and Therry St.
London Stores, across from the GPO (H&M).
Evan Walker Bridge; Williams Creek meets the Birrarung.
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Our journey begins on the North Lawn (also known as the concrete lawn). Here, the projection meets the ground. Look down — the creek begins quietly.
For the best view, stand along the footpath of the nearby multicultural hub and let the city and tram lights mingle with the moving image.
In the heart of the CBD, the third chapter is cast across the London Stores building, opposite the GPO. Find your place at the Public Purse sculpture or on the H&M steps and watch the story rise against the city’s "artefacts".
The projections here only be experienced during the group events. Here, the lights will touch the water itself, at the confluence of Williams Creek and the Birrarung River. For those who return later, the video and audio will be available, if you want to experience it in your own .
At one of the sites?
Find your chapter and press play when the countdown ends:
The projections for River, Memory, and Chaos will screen every 5 minutes from 7:30 pm
Bring your headphones and follow the countdown in the projection to press play.
Follow the eels journey beneath our feet! -- Country is rising.
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Kummargii Yulendj Barring Gadhaba //
Projections of a Current Future is a radical public art intervention that reimagines Melbourne’s landscape through the lens of Boon Wurrung knowledge and the enduring presence of water Country. A collaboration between Boon Wurrung Senior Elder and Professor, N’arwee’t Dr Carolyn Briggs AM, The Alliance for Praxis Research (APR) and Amina Briggs, this project disrupts the city’s colonial infrastructure by resurfacing the buried path of Williams Creek with audio/visual projections, reawakening the ancestral memory of water that still flows beneath Melbourne’s streets.
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Centred on the living culture of the Boon Wurrung people, the work invites audiences into a journey led by Carolyn, whose oral storytelling — together with the visual design of Boonwurrung artist Amina — grounds the experience in Country, memory, and future-making.
Participants are invited to follow the flow of William’s Creek from its headwaters in Parkville to its meeting with the Birrarung River (the Yarra), choosing between two collective activations: a mass cycle on October 4th, or a walking march on October 11th, along the path of the iilk (eels).
This embodied journey connects each participant to the layered geographies of the city—its hidden waterways, its entangled histories, its wounded places—and asks them to move differently, to see differently, and to feel differently. As Country is resurfaced, and water memory is reawakened, this event offers a powerful vision of future-making through kinship, responsibility, and radical care. In Carolyn’s words “Kummargii Yulendj Barring Gadhaba - Knowledge is rising, and we are moving forward with it, together". ​​
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Dates
For both nights, we will travel together in a group from North Lawn (Concrete Lawn, at Melbourne University) through the CBD along Elizabeth Street to finish at the Birrarung/Yarra River near Flinders Street Station. You can also experience the work on your own - projections will remain in site from 4th to 16th of October for most locations (except the last one).
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The Critical Mass Cycle
4th of October
Saturday, 7 PM
​You will need to bring your own bike, helmet, lights, lock, water, and weather gear. We are looking for experienced cyclers. The event will last approximately 2 hours.
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The Walking March
11th of October
Saturday, 8 PM
You will need to wear comfortable shoes for walking, water, and weather gear. The event will last approximately 2.5 hours.
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Throughout the cycle or walk, we will pause at four locations to experience a series of visual projections accompanied by sound. Each stop will last around 10 minutes before we continue on together. The event unfolds entirely in public space — shaped by weather, light, and the life of the city — so please come prepared for traffic, changing conditions, and the absence of nearby toilets. Safety marshals and first aiders will be with us along the way. While you are responsible for your own safety, we encourage everyone to move as a group and look out for one another.
On the first night, we ride. Participants will need to bring their own bicycle and safety gear — including helmet and lights. We begin at Melbourne University and travel south along Bouverie Street, turning onto Elizabeth Street and continuing southeast to Flinders Street Station. There, we’ll leave our bikes (either watched by volunteers or locked by you) and walk together through the Flinders Street underpass to the Yarra River. On the second night, we retrace the same path on foot — following the creek at a slower pace.
If you can’t join us for the group events, don’t worry — most projections (except the final chapter) will continue each night after sunset until 16 October. The audio will also be available after the first night, so you can bring your own headphones and explore the works in your own time.​
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Projection Sites
There will be 4 projection sites along the path of William's creek. Those are:
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RIVER | North Lawn, University of Melbourne. Our journey begins on the North Lawn (also known as the concrete lawn). Here, the projection meets the ground. Look down — the creek begins quietly.
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MEMORY | Jasper Hotel, Elizabeth & Therry Streets. The second chapter emerges on the façade of the Jasper Hotel, at the corner of Elizabeth and Therry Streets. For the best view, stand along the footpath of the nearby multicultural hub and let the city and tram lights mingle with the moving image.
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CHAOS | London Stores, across from the GPO (H&M). In the heart of the CBD, the third chapter is cast across the London Stores building, opposite the GPO. Find your place at the Public Purse sculpture or on the H&M steps and watch the story rise against the city’s "artefacts".
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HOPE | Evan Walker Bridge, where Williams Creek meets the Birrarung. The final chapter can only be experienced during the group events on 4 and 16 October. Here, the projection touches the surface of the water itself, at the confluence of Williams Creek and the Birrarung (Yarra) River. For those who return later, the video and audio will be available, if you want to experience the site in your own time.
See below the location adresses
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Credits
A Production of The Alliance for Praxis Research (APR) and Boonwurrung Senior Elder Professor N’arwee’t Carolyn Briggs AM, in collaboration with Amina Briggs, Little Projector Company and Sean Healy.
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Cultural Knowledge: Boonwurrung Senior Elder Professor N’arwee’t Carolyn Briggs AM
Artist for chapters “River”, “Memory” and “Hope”: Amina Briggs
Artists for “Chaos” chapter: The Alliance for Praxis Research (APR)
Artist for animations: Sean Healy, Skynoise.
Projection: Ivan Masic and Lee Ramseyer Bache, Little Projector Company
Sound: Professor Jordan Lacey and Stephanie Ochona
The Alliance for Praxis Research (APR)
Dr Alexandre da Silva Faustino
Dr Ana Lara Heyns
Corey Ferguson
Dr Nícolas Guerra-Tão
Stephanie Ochona
Dr Zheng Chin
This production was supported by Deadly Fringe Festival (Melbourne) and RMIT Centre for Urban Research. This project has been Fringe Funded, as part of Deadly Fringe, with thanks to the Sue Beeton Fund, Julie Kantor and Craig Semple.​
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Special thanks to Peta Ducan (Melbourne Deadly Fringe Festival), Jasmine Moseley (Melbourne Fringe Festival), Jacob McIntyre (Filming Officer University of Melbourne), Blu Huang (Event Operations, City of Melbourne), Melbourne’s GPO, Queen Victoria Market and Kenangan Restaurant.
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