Barerarerungar by Maree Clarke is a vibrant 45-metre-long installation that will line the Federation Square entrance to Town Hall Station, made up of 30 glass panels. The work weaves together the cultural and ecological narratives of the 5 clans of the eastern Kulin Nations through photographic landscapes and features significant scar trees and intricate line drawings inspired by traditional possum skin cloak designs. Created in close consultation with Elders and Traditional Owners, Barerarerungar acknowledges the traditional tanderrum ceremonies once held at the Town Hall Station site and celebrates the continued Aboriginal connection to land and the practice of culture.

Maree has worked with other artists on the artwork, which includes photography by Lucy Foster and Daryl Fleay, and line drawings by artist Mitch Mahoney.

Maree Clarke, has also created Tracks – a line-wide artwork that spans all 5 stations. Clarke’s artwork showcases native fauna found across the traditional lands and waters of the 5 Kulin Nation clans – Wadawurrung, Dja Dja Wurrung, Taungurung, Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung, and Bunurong / Boonwurrung. Maree’s artwork comprises large scale floor mosaics created from coloured granite. The granite was cut using a waterjet, with each piece finished and assembled by hand. There are a total of 35 footprints featured across the 5 station platforms.

The footprints at each station have been chosen by the artist from native animals (living and extinct) found in the different natural habitats across Kulin Nation Country, which includes Greater Melbourne and parts of south-central Victoria.