点评:The Horsham Silo Art installation, officially titled Yangga Dyata, means "Walking on Country" in the traditional Wergaia language of the local Wotjobaluk people. Painted by renowned street artist Sam Bates (Smug) in May 2022, this towering photo-realistic mural honors Yanggendyinanyuk, an extraordinary 19th-century Wotjobaluk warrior, leader, and sportsman. His name itself translates directly to "His Walking Feet" in Wergaia, a fitting moniker for a man whose unmatched tracking abilities rescued three lost children from the harsh Natimuk scrub during the bitter winter of 1864.
The artwork masterfully captures his spirit on the massive concrete silo, while the adjacent heritage flour mill features his traditional totem, the Gamaty, meaning the Red-Tailed Black Cockatoo. Yanggendyinanyuk was also a pioneering figure on the international stage, selected as an elite fieldsman and player for the very first Australian cricket team to tour England in 1868. Developed in close consultation with the Barengi Gadjin Land Council and his direct descendant, Wotjobaluk Elder Aunty Jennifer Beer, Yangga Dyata transforms industrial infrastructure into a towering monument of cultural survival, deep resilience, and enduring First Nations history.
翻译:这座位于霍舍姆的粮仓艺术装置作品,正式名称为“Yangga Dyata”。用当地沃特乔巴卢克人所使用的韦尔加伊亚语来讲,这一名称意为“在故土上行走”。该壁画由著名街头艺术家萨姆·贝茨(笔名Smug)于2022年5月创作完成;这幅极具写实风格的巨幅画作,旨在向19世纪的沃特乔巴卢克族杰出战士、领袖兼运动健将扬根迪亚纳尤克致敬。在韦尔加伊亚语中,他的名字直译过来便是“迈步前行之人”。这个绰号用在一个人身上再合适不过了——正是凭借其无与伦比的追踪能力,他在1864年严冬之际将三名走失的孩子从险恶的纳蒂穆克荒野中救了出来。
这幅艺术品巧妙地在巨大的混凝土筒仓上展现了他的精神风貌;而旁边的传统面粉厂则刻有他的传统图腾——加马蒂,即红尾黑凤头鹦鹉。杨根迪亚努克同样也是国际舞台上的先驱人物。他被选为优秀的外场手及队员,加入了1868年首批出访英格兰的澳大利亚板球队。在与巴伦吉·加金土地委员会及其直系后代——沃特乔巴卢克族的长者詹妮弗·比尔女士密切协商后,杨加·迪亚塔将工业基础设施改造为一座宏伟的丰碑,用以彰显原住民文化的延续、顽强的生命力以及悠久的历史传承。