Balarinji

Since 1983 Balarinji has worked from Aboriginal cultural authority towards a new, shared Australian identity, and operates from Crows Nest in Sydney as an Aboriginal-owned agency rooted in Yanyuwa traditions. The practice was founded in Adelaide by Yanyuwa man John Moriarty AM and Ros Moriarty, and its multidisciplinary work grows out of engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culture, art, stories and identity.

Four services frame the offer: public art and curatorial work, branding and design, Connecting with Country, and Designing with Country, a cultural design framework built in co-design with knowledge holders. The studio created the Qantas Flying Art series, the Australia’s Nation Brand mark and the Great Emu in the Sky public artwork on the M12 Motorway. Its archive is held by the National Museum of Australia.