Gunamidirra (meaning saltwater) has been designed by Larrakia artist Jason Lee. Gunamidirra can also be seen throughout the Darwin CBD and the Smith Street Mall on concrete planter boxes and metal benches in a brilliant blue colourway. This version for the Irrigation Tank project is in the Lyons Ward. 

Artist Statement 

For the tank artwork, I rescoped the design to feature in vibrant pink for a refreshed and different colour option. And to contrast with the parkland environment that its in. My original artwork was translated digitally into a repeated pattern, so that it would work well on the tank site and keep my initial idea and features of the design intact. 

Gunamidirra references the coastal placement of Darwin, my country and the ongoing custodianship of saltwater people living here. The artwork can be seen on the Woods Street water tank.

Meet the Artist 

Jason Lee, of Bidjipidji Art, is a self-taught Larrakia artist living on saltwater country. He started learning his gulumerrdjin (Larrakia) culture from a young age, which was further cultivated during his teenage years and through learning Larrakia language. Jason’s dreaming is the dragonfly, bidjipidji (pronounced beedj-peedjee) in Larrakia language. His work includes both traditional and contemporary styles and spans a range of formats including illustration, decal design and drone light show conceptualisation as part of the Darwin Festival. Jason also creates large scale murals as part of the Darwin Street Art Festival and for other local businesses.Read more about Jason and his work here