Designers:
mili mili
We are a First Nations-led collective of artists, designers, and curators who collaborate with Country+Community* to tell story and create meaningful public art and inclusive spaces for all cultures.
Based in Sydney, our partnership with AG Public Art brings together over 40 years of experience in projects from concept to completion. We create works in any material and at any scale for clients in the commercial, government, and industrial sectors.
Project: Footprints on Gadigal Nura
‘FOOTPRINTS ON GADIGAL NURA’ embeds our Country+Community design process into Waterloo Station, featuring three major placemaking works that extend from the street to the concourse. These works illuminate Aboriginal philosophy and lived experience, crafting a culturally aware narrative of place. Mili mili’s unique Country+Community process involved three distinct co-creation workshops, each focused on a specific theme: Elders as our Foundation, Community as our Strength, and Youth as our Future. Collaborating with the local Community, we developed works that hold deep significance to the Waterloo area, fostering a sense of welcome, interconnectedness, and a profound understanding of place.
Category: Place
Designers and Project Team:
Nicole Monks, mili mili - Artist and Creative director
mili mili collaborators
SITE A
Elders, Uncle Chicka Madden and Auntie Joanne Timbery
SITE B
Community workshop – Jarad, Taleena, Eli, Nikita, Pamela, Melisha, Donna, Kenisha, Kiarna, Tanya, Alkira, Mervyn, Liliana, Gail, Isarika, Dorothy, Gregory, Debra, Latai, Taiahmi, Amiera, Makeedi, Nyurah, Tracey, Noah, Albert, Yileen, Maudie, Jo-Anna, Nattai, Natalie, Isaac, Ann, Lottie, Marlon, Kim, Tshinta, Tarhney, Isaiah, Joanne, Skyanne, Jason, Cynthia, Peta-Joy, Kimbaley, Bradley, Jaleal, Jinny-Jane, Malcom, Jarrad, Jarel
SITE C
Photographer – Wayne Quilliam
Brolga Dance Academy – Jodie Choolburra-Welsh
Brolga Dance Academy Dancers - Roscoe, Liara, Taneisha, Jack, Zaharlia, Madison, Allira, Aasha, Bobby, Mirii, Tyra, Wirrindah, Blossom and Diamond
Colin Ryan, AG Public Art Technical Director
Luisa Skyring, AG Public Art Industrial Designer
Alan Dowling, Partridge Engineers