Level 14

Level 14’s theme is Coastal/Ocean – “Yarlu Yarta” (Kaurna)

Yarlu (Kaurna) meaning Sea
Yarta (Kaurna) meaning Country/Land/Soil

Artwork on Level 14

Artwork on meeting room glass walls representing a coastal theme.

As you walk by the meeting rooms check out the artwork on the glass walls. The artwork depicts marine fauna and flora of the South Australian coastal landscape, these animals are hidden within the landscape which also features the iconic White Sea Eagle known as ‘Wirlto Yarlu’ in the language of the Kaurna peoples.

The artwork was produced by Ngarrindjeri man, Allan Sumner.

Once you’ve entered the floor space, from the kitchen area, right around the floor plan even past both stationery rooms and right up to the most southern floor entrance/ exit door, you’ll see on the ceiling the artwork by the Seven Sisters Songlines.

The Seven Sisters Songline and Tjukurpa is a significant one for many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Language Groups but it is of particular significance to Anangu. It is a story that celebrates the resilience, trust, and courageousness of women, as well as an instructive and challenging story about how we interact with one another.

Artwork along ceiling representing Seven Sisters Songline and Tjukurpa.

These design concepts celebrate the sisters themselves, as well as the significant sites within the landscape that are forged in the wake of the Seven Sisters as they work together to escape Wati Nyura and his shape-shifting trickery.

The design speaks to the landscape and sites created through the sister’s journey.

The artwork was produced by Elizabeth Close in 2021.

Learn more and read the artists' biographies.