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Aboriginal Tent Embassy Mural, fence post, Cockatoo Island

Aboriginal Tent Embassy (artwork), Harbour Trust (photo)2018

Sydney Harbour Federation Trust

Sydney Harbour Federation Trust
Sydney, Australia

In 2000, an Aboriginal rights group, led by Isabel Coe, set up camp on Cockatoo Island to support a land claim before the high Court. The group was a branch of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, which has occupied land outside Old Parliament House in Canberra since 1972. In March 2001, after their application had been refused, the group left peacefully. A series of artworks by the group are reminders of their four-month stay on the island. The artworks include murals painted on the timber shed and search light tower near Biloela House as well as a mirrored mosaic, which adorns the remnants of a decommissioned crane.

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  • Title: Aboriginal Tent Embassy Mural, fence post, Cockatoo Island
  • Creator: Aboriginal Tent Embassy (artwork), Harbour Trust (photo)
  • Date Created: 2018
  • Location Created: Cockatoo Island, Sydney Harbour, NSW
  • Physical Dimensions: 3024px x 4032px
  • Type: Photograph
  • Rights: Harbour Trust
  • Medium: Digital photograph
Sydney Harbour Federation Trust

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