Karla Bidi
A Lotterywest community experience
First Nations / Free / WA
Dates & Times
6 Feb – 1 Mar
Mon – Sun
7.30 – 10.30pm
Access
Tickets
Free event
Notes
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This is a sound, music and light installation.
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The soundscape will run for 15 minutes and after a brief pause will start again.
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Karla Bidi takes place in beautiful outdoor locations along the Derbarl Yerrigan and Djarlgarro . As you move through these natural spaces, please be mindful of your surroundings, watch your step, and take care to ensure your safety while respecting the environment
A Perth Festival commission
From the hills in Mandoon/Guildford to the sea in Walyalup/Fremantle this is your invitation to be part of Perth Festival. Join us by the river, under the stars, every night of the Festival for a free, open-air sound and light installation co-created by First Nations artists with guidance from Nan Vivienne 'Binyarn' Hansen.
More info
Click the link to view the precise map location for each beacon.
- Walyalup | South Mole
1 Fleet St, Fremantle - Dyoondalup | Point Walter Reserve
Honour Ave, Bicton - Whadjuk Boodjar | Shelley Beach Park
Riverton Dve N, Shelley - Gaboordjoolup | Hurlingham Playground
Sir James Mitchell Park, South Perth - Kaarta Gar-Up Lookout | Kings Park and Botanic Garden
Fraser Ave - Boodjargabbeelup | Point Fraser
Boorloo Bridge, Riverside Dve, East Perth - Whadjuk Boodjar | Burswood Park
north of Burswood on the Swan, Camfield Dr, Burswood - Matagarup | East Perth
Sailani Ave, East Perth - Warndoolier | Mardalup Park
Brown St/ Jewell Ln, East Perth - Mandoon | Lilac Hill Park
W Swan Rd, Caversham - Koondela | Woodbridge Riverside Park
First Ave, Woodbridge
dabakarn kaaditj, dabakarn koort | calm mind, calm heart,
We invite you to walk into the space, to open your senses, to find a spot to sit down and experience Karla Bidi. Look up to the burning fire, imagine the old people sitting around, the karla/fire that burns so bright and so tall into the sky, seen from far away. Listen carefully to the sound, to the tide as it rises and falls, to the heart of the river as it beats. Let it wash over you.
Stay for as long as you’d like, come back again. Follow Karla Bidi from Walyalup to Mandoon, from Fremantle to Guildford.
Commissioned and produced by Perth Festival
Creative collaborators Ilona McGuire, Jacob Nash, Chloe Ogilvie, Ian Wilkes
With guidance from Vivienne Hansen (Cultural Advisor), Perth Festival Noongar Advisory Circle, Nigel Wilkes & Alta Winmar
Music & Sound Design collaborators Ned Beckley & Josh Hogan (Envelope Audio)
Environmental consultant Mandy Bamford
Sculptures built by Plumb Arts Workshop
Image Jessica Wyld
