Connections, 2023

ICC SYDNEY TEAM MEMBERS GUIDED BY DALMARRI ARTISTS
Connections, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
198.2 x 122 cm

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Artist, ICC Sydney Team Members Guided by Dalmarri Artists. Title, Connections 2023. Connections is an artwork that reflects ICC Sydney’s core values and how we all relate to each other, our team, clients, partners, delegates, patrons, and the community around us. On Thursday 1st of June 2023 during National Reconciliation Week, over 80 ICC Sydney team members collaborated to create this artwork under the guidance of Dalmarri owners and artists Jason Douglas and Trevor Eastwood. Dalmarri is an Aboriginal owned business that specialises in Indigenous engagement, learning and connection. In collaboration with Dalmarri to create the artwork, the team took inspiration from the local topography and colour palette of the Tumbulong, the land and Gomorrah, the waterways of what is today known as Darling Harbour. You can see this inspiration play out in the blues that reflect the sparkling waters, greens that represent native flora and reds which reflect both the earth and the urban fabric around us. Connections features various symbols utilised for tens of thousands of years within First Nation communities to communicate key features of daily life such as campfires, trails, resources like emu eggs and the people that connect to the land and each other. The artwork represents our connection to country, our connection to each other, and everyone who is part of our extraordinary community