Coral Lowry

Mirrabooka Police Complex
Western Australia

Aluminium, stainless steel, acrylic, rubber, sandblasting, decorative weld, oil paint, epoxy, granite.
1998

The artworks for this building grew out of workshops with community organisations serving the ethnically diverse population of the Mirrabooka area. The recurring image in all of the artwork is that of the hand: the hand is used as a tool of expression, in dance, prayer, language and cultural customs. Men women and children from a range of community groups participated in workshops, to tell their own stories, in pictures and words: stories about their varied heritages and countries of origin, stories about their current situations, and experiences, and their hopes for the future. The resulting works weave a pathway through the building, beginning with the circular sandblasted granite ‘Welcome’ entry statement.