Street Art Cities

Designed with both Traditional Owners and the history of the land on which Port Adelaide stands, the artwork first recognises the impacts to Kaurna and its indigenous people, and acknowledges them.

Ngadluku Kaurna Miyurna Kaurna. Yarta tampinthi. Marni niina pudni Kaurna yarta-ana pudni. Pukipirra tarrkarri mankutitya'dlu tirkanthi.
(Translated) Let’s recognise Kaurna People and Kaurna Land. It’s good that you came to Kaurna land. Learn from the past so that we can grasp the future.

The subject is a young woman, standing stalwart with one foot forward, and the other towards the future, with distinct differences on each side. In her hands she holds out some soil from around the ground, the other is a hammer clutched to her chest, representing the industrial history of Port Adelaide.

Standing over 9 storeys tall, the figure continues to stand and watch over the port city in earnest, and although faded to a pink hue, remains a landmark for the area.