LUCY SIMPSON

Project Name: Water Story

Location: St George Hospital, Sydney, Australia

Commissioner: Health Infrastructure

Curator: Cultural Capital

Materials: Kiln cast glass, printed interlayer, mirror

Dimensions: 12065 x 4280mm

Photography: Jacquie Manning

This is a story of transfer, and the continuous rhythm, flow and cycle of life. Known to Yuwaalaraay as Baayanggalili, it is a concept which speaks of interconnected relationships held within the natural or living world.

A state of constant transition, transformation and regeneration, an exchange, a movement (banaga-y) of energy which transfers from one living thing to another.

A life force, an inner essence (dhuwi), a time/place/state of transfer, change and exchange.

A response to the curatorial vision of regeneration, infusing both local and universal concepts of duality, country, life and wellbeing.

Imagery and visual translations have been drawn from site on beautiful Bediigal Country through the symbol of estuarine ecologies; the place where fresh water meets salt water and land meets sea.

Estuarine ecologies are breeding grounds and nurseries for many marine species, a dynamic environment abundant with life transfer, significant both culturally and environmentally as places of convergence, exchange and connection.

This is a narrative which beautifully ties together the regenerative and healing properties of water, speaks of the flow of energy from one life force to another and celebrates a unique, rich and powerful story for the local community and those that visit and are cared for within St George Hospital.

A work which offers a moment of reflection, consideration and contemplation while acknowledging the stories of place.

An invitation to all those who with the work cross paths to consider their role in an active and dynamic story of life, continuity and transfer.