For this project, Dialog Arts led the final delivery of a site-specific sculptural work by Aunty Kim Wandin and Christine Joy. Binak Biik, also known as Basket Country, encourages a tactile exploration of the local landscape through woven baskets, plants and basalt rocks. The work highlights fibre and food plants including Wallaby grass (Rytidosperma caespitosum) and Kangaroo grass (Themeda triandra). These plants produce seeds (Woiwurrung - buath dirrandil) which are ground and milled into flour for damper. The basalt rocks reflect the geology of the Western Plains. The process for this sculpture began with fibre baskets woven by master weaver and Wurundjeri Elder, Aunty Kim Wandin, using techniques passed down through her matrilineal heritage and rooted in deep time. The fibre baskets were then cast and transformed into bronze sculptures. 

Binak Biik was realised with support from Sculpture Co. and Ben Courtice.
Commissioned by Moorabool Shire Council.