View videos of Lyndon Davis, Kabi Kabi artist and traditional custodian.

Lyndon Davis: Welcome to Country for participants at the Public Art Seminar. (17 mins)

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Title of artwork: Acknowledgement to Kabi Kabi Country (Kabi Kabi Shields)

Artist: Lyndon Davis. The artwork is a collaboration between the traditional custodian and artist, Lyndon Davis; the public artist and fabricator, Russell Anderson; and the curator, John Waldron.

Year of Installation: 2025

The sculpture represents Kabi Kabi shields and two timbers used to make them on country: Batwing Coral Tree and Moreton Bay Fig. The Bungwall Fern shown on the shields is still growing in this area. Its roots were ground by women to make damper. The coloured inserts reference the stained glass in the Abbey Museum collection.

This project was supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland including through the Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF). The Regional Arts Development Fund is a partnership between the Queensland Government and Moreton Bay City Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland. The sculpture was further supported by Abbey Museum Friends, Creative Australia Plus 1, Baillie Family Foundation (Hayley & James Baillie) and Blue Sky View.