Image Credit: Jenni Carter
Artwork information
- Title: Ngaraora (Glossy Black Cockatoo), 2025
- Artist: Jasmine Sarin
- Location: Gadigal Reserve, Summer Hill
- Material: Timber and Corten Steel Cubby House, timber poles and platforms
Proudly funded by the NSW Government in association with Inner West Council
Artist Statement
Ngaraora (Dharawal for Glossy Black Cockatoo) acknowledges this magnificent bird that once relied upon the habitat of Turpentine and She-oak trees. Incorporating an interactive, tactile, and accessible playspace into the sculpture, Ngaraora not only encourages play but provides a connection for the next generation to engage with the local knowledge of our people and this place. Ngaraora has many dreaming stories all the way around the coast. Ngaraora’s soulful calls are said to bring the rain or warn of stormy weather. Many of our mob’s stories mention the Ngaraora, that they safely guide the spirits of our people into the Dreaming.
Artist Biography
Jasmine is a proud Kamilaroi and Jerrinja woman from NSW. Born and raised in Wollongong (Dharawal Country) as well as South Coast in Nowra (Jerrinja and Yuin Country). Jasmine is also a professional firefighter with FRNSW, a lover of good coffee and rugby league. Jasmine’s artistic practice spans across a range of mediums including painting, digital and graphic design art, sculptures and murals. The narratives behind Jasmine’s artworks are often linked to the way we connect, the way we come together, and how we grow as a community. These concepts are illustrated in her work as concentric circles, connection lines, floral emblems, and textured patterns symbolic of landscape. All of which reflect her cultural connection to country. Jasmine has worked with a range of clients and projects, including Pfizer, NRMA, Rebel Sport, NSW Ombudsman, Transport NSW, Inner West Council, BlueScope Steel, AMP Capitol, Deloitte, as well as many schools and private commissions.
Jasmine is working in collaboration with Jane Cavanough, Director of Artlandish Art and Design. Jane has degrees in both Landscape Architecture and Visual Arts. Jane is the recipient of a Churchill Fellowship and has played an integral design role in winning both an international and invitational competitions. Jane works both solely and in design teams for local and state government, developers such as Urban Growth NSW, statutory bodies such as Centennial Parklands as well as Landscape Architecture and Architecture firms, to develop each project from concept through to documentation.