Baan Biik Woora Woora Water, Land and Sky

Australia, 2025

Mick Harding (Yowong-Illam-Baluk and Nattarak Baluk clans of the Taungurung people)

5-channel video, stereo audio

Duration: 60 minutes

Artwork ACMI commissions First Nations On display
Photograph by Matto Lucas

This moving image artwork celebrates the water,land and sky. It showcases bright, intricate elements of First Nations artist Mick Harding’s iconic south-eastern geometric patterns. Paired with an original soundscape, Harding’s animated creation brings to life the vibrant sounds and movements of Country and native wildlife.

This work contains First peoples content

Extended credits

Background art: Mitchil Harding
Song: Mick Harding, Mitchil Harding and Corey Harding
Animator: Jackson Cook
Sound designer: Hamish Keen
Producer:
Sam Barnes

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Credits

artist

Mick Harding

editor

Sam Mapplebeck

producer

Sam Barnes

Duration

01:00:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
2025

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

Z000215

Object Types

Digital

Materials

5-channel video, stereo audio

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