Dhäwu’mi Wäna (House of Stories) Cultural Center, Garma Festival
Cave Urban was invited by the Yothu-Yindi Foundation to create a cultural gathering space for the 2022 Garma Festival. Built in collaboration with Agency Projects and Event Engineering. Following the principles of Tensegrity, the structure was made from locally sourced stringy bark saplings and built onsite with the assistance of the local community and volunteers. The design evokes patterns from the landscape; this hatching projects into the sand as shadows and light. This concentric shade structure was activated with an open fire at night and cultural forums during the daytime.
Dimensions: 8m x 8m x 5m
Location: Garma Festival, Gulkula site, East Arnhem Land, NT
Lead Artist: Mercurio Alvarado Team: Honey Long, Prue Stent, Emma Hudson and GARMA Vounteers Engineering: Jeremy Sparks, Event Engineering Night Photo: Peter Eve / Yothu Yindi Foundation.
