Patchwork of Light is an array of 10 brightly coloured light boxes, positioned high up at the Pitt Street end of Reiby Place. Boldly emblazoned with figures and phrases in the Sydney Aboriginal language and English, the artwork brings our city’s Aboriginal, European, political and sporting histories to life.
The artwork was developed with Wiradjuri/Yuin elder Aunty Bronwyn Penrith, whose journey has been dedicated to reclaiming the culture of and respect for Aboriginal women.
ARTIST
Lara Schnitger was born in 1969 in Haarlem, The Netherlands. Based in Los Angeles, she has exhibited extensively in the US, UK and Europe. Since 2015, Schnitger’s ongoing performance project Suffragate City has introduced themes of feminism and protest. These have been performed as live processions in cities around the world.