Enthusiastic group celebrating Mother Tongue day at Henry Parkes Museum.
Ub Ubbo Exchange celebrated Mother Tongue recently, something it has been doing for 15 years. Director of the Australian Chapter, Sean James Cassidy marked the occasion by releasing a range of filigree designs based on Wiradjuri iconography.
These designs draw from the shapes and scrollwork of filigree; an ancient metalwork technique used in jewellery making.
The Wiradjuri filigree designs arose from workshops designed by Cassidy and co-run with Elder Robert Clegg and Irene Ridgeway through the Parkes PCYC and the Parkes Wiradjuri Language Group. It is envisaged that these designs could be used on public signage throughout the Parkes Shire. In conjunction, Cassidy facilitated the development of a Wiradjuri themed font with the Parkes Wiradjuri Language Group to be possibly used for future projects.
Also released was a QR code that directs the viewer of the mural at the PCYC to an animation of the mural designed by Robert Clegg. The third component was an originalmusic release “A Song for Lope” was composed by former Parkes man Jason Nacho Murchie, in honour of Lope Bosaing, the cofounder, along with Sean James Cassidy, of Ub Ubbo Exchange, an art collective created between Australia and The Philippines.
On the following day, Ub Ubbo Exchange, in collaboration with Sidney Allo, made a presentation at the Henry Parkes Museum. Titled Excavating Bridges for Future Streams Bula (Bula is 2 in Wiradjuri), the group showcased different ways to present information using technology which included hologram fans, interactive pdf’s with Gifs, and projection mapping. Sidney’s skills in projection mapping allowed him to manipulate a projection onto a curved surface to produce a flat image. Mini silos were made by Allo and Cassidy to provide an example of what could be achieved.
“It was a privilege to work with someone as talented as Sidney,” said Cassidy.