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Moonee Valley City Council engaged Rosa Mar Tato Ortega to deliver community consultation and a public artwork in the form of large-scale perforated screens across the Djerring Flemington Hub. Rosa is an excellent candidate for facilitating the community engagement and delivery of a public art piece, and we can recommend her as an experienced communicator and talented artist.
Upon commencement of the project, Tato Ortega met with Traditional Elders (Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation). A project name was given: ‘Buwi Birrip Djerring’ – Weave Thread Create Together. The title refers to Rosa’s art process of weaving together stories, creating threads and bringing people together to create this piece.
Tato Ortega was very community-centred in her approach, holding meetings both online and in person, connecting with a wide range of individuals and groups, and Council’s key stakeholders for the Djerring Flemington Hub project.
As part of the information-gathering process, Rosa immersed herself in the history of the area, learning about the waterways, native flora and fauna, and met with conservation and land management professionals to create a thorough and thought-provoking response to the brief.
The beauty of Rosa’s work is that it can be applied to different surfaces, angles, and materials to best suit the environment and use. Rosa is aware of both the possibilities and restrictions that come with using different materials. For instance, when her collage was made into the perforated screens, Rosa was aware of how the detail would be transformed. She understood how light, placement, and fixing materials would interact with and change the work. We are very pleased with the outcome of this work and highly recommend working with Rosa Mar Tato Ortega on any project involving the public realm or built form.
Gemma Portelli
Capital Works Project Officer – Built Form
Phone 03 9243 1891 Mobile 0458 931 463
Email GPortelli@mvcc.vic.gov.au
Moonee Valley Council
Djerring Flemington Hub
I'm excited to announce my Arts Commission from Moonee Valley City Council, enabling me to delve deeper into architectural pattern construction. In a landscape where ornamentation is vanishing, the Djerring Flemington Hub offers a unique canvas for functional ornamentation, celebrating the ties that bind the community. The 7-meter facades, both inside and out, hold the potential to display patterns and motifs that resonate across borders, uniting the community through the power of design.
'This Art Project was given its title during an initital consultation with Aunty Gail and Aunty Julienne.
'Buwi Birrip Djerring ~ Weave Thread Create Together' was launched to inspire the Community at large to be a part of the history of this new public site; elements of their story in a composition of patterning and imagery, an optical attraction in placemaking of patterns inside and out.'
Rosa Mar Tato Ortega
Australian Visual Artist
For this to become a reality, Rosa invited the community to connect.
Precious found objects from individual homelands or found in and around City of Moonee Valley were discussed, photographed and sighted. A patterned fabric, a traditional instrument, piece of jewellery that reflected family and cultural heritage were carefully documented. Photos and conversations relating to the Pandemic highlighted what mattered during those challenging times.
Research in and around the waterways of the City of Moonee Valley highlighted the community's commitment to planting and biodiversity.Traditional cooking implements, rituals, inherited tools or those packed in individual or family member's suitcases were discussed over zoom and face to face gatherings.
Motifs & patterns from a scarf or traditional dress, music & a favourite plant gave the project an important layering which will be noted in the final artwork.
Buwi Birrip Djerring ~ Weave Thread Create Together Manifesto
to observe
honouring the importance of listening to history
Allowing the unfolding
It’s about conversations, food, nature, architecture, placemaking
and
embodying a unique response to site,
Waterways,
identity,
the land,
the environment
and
honour
and pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.
Rosa Mar Tato Ortega
Australian visual artist
Creative Consultant
February 2022
Buwi Birrip Djerring is translated by Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung elder Aunty Gail Smith, from the words
‘Weave Thread Create Together’.
Aunty Gail chose these words, inspired by the essence of Rosa’s presentation and phrases; "patterns connect community', 'familiarity of patterns can be border crossing', 'past and present patterns connect community'.Moonee Valley City Council values their partnership with Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation and acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung People as the Traditional Custodians of the Country on which Moonee Valley is located and pays respects to Elders past and present. Rosa has met with Elders to introduce them to this project and invite them on this journey.
Through her past art projects and previous work in interpreting and in the arts, Rosa has demonstrated strong experience in positively engaging with community. As the community is one of the Djerring Flemington Hub projects key stakeholders, Rosa will carry out this part of the project in a sensitive, appropriate and respectful manner.
She has previously spent a significant period of time working with the North Melbourne Language and Learning Centre.
Rosa's contribution to imbuing art into the architectural fabric of the City of Moonee Valley's new Community Hub can be explored further here.
Integrating art into the built environment at the Flemington Community Hub 2022/23