Photograph - The Walan-walan 'Bug Rug' Sculptor Kororoit Creek Sunshine West, Bajada C, Melchior, 16th August 2022

3008.01 - The Walan-walan 'Bug Rug' Sculptor - Artists (L-R) Kenneth McKean and Fiona Clarke

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3008.02 - The Walan-walan 'Bug Rug' Sculptor - Artists engraving a rock

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3008.03 - The Walan-walan 'Bug Rug' Sculptor - Artists examining an engraved rock

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3008.04 - The Walan-walan 'Bug Rug' Sculptor - Artists washing an engraved rock

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3008.05 - The Walan-walan 'Bug Rug' Sculptor - Artist Fiona Clarke washing an engraved rock

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3008.06 - The Walan-walan 'Bug Rug' Sculptor - Engraved rock

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3008.07 - The Walan-walan 'Bug Rug' Sculptor - Engraved rock

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3008.08 - The Walan-walan 'Bug Rug' Sculptor - Engraved rock

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3008.09 - The Walan-walan 'Bug Rug' Sculptor - Rocks on palents prior to engraving

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3008.10 - The Walan-walan 'Bug Rug' Sculptor - Collection of miscelleous photographs

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After the completion of the carvings of these 6 large Basalt Blue stone Boulders they placed in a permanent position on the Kororoit Creek Trail on the west side of the creek approximately halfway between Derby Road and Wright Street.

|What is Walan-walan?

Walan-walan is a sculpture project at The Bug Rug by Fiona Clarke & Kenneth McKean

Walan-walan means circle /round in Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung language.

The circle has more than one meaning in First Nations cultures. In this case it represents the annual cycle of the year. Other important meanings include as a symbol for a meeting place or a body of water. The sculptures forming the circle are based on animal elemental signs of nature from local Aboriginal seasons. Wumangurruditj - Wombat, Ilk - Eel, Common Brown Butterfly, Gurrborra - Koala, Pied Currawong, Goanna and Buliyong - Bat.

Many First Nations stories handed down over thousands of years often included mention of stars. Fiona and Ken have added glow in the dark resin to the artworks. This will gently illuminate them at night giving them a constellatory effect.

The circle is relatable in many cultures.

Walan-walan is a place where people come to sit and learn or simply to talk and rest in nature.

It has many uses but will firstly honour the original First Nations Custodians past, present and future, who took extremely good care of this land for 60k + years.

Ref: Friends of the Kororoit Creek

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Collection of color photographs of the carvings on 6 large Basalt Blue stone Boulders at The Hunt Club Community Centre

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3008.01 - The Walan-walan 'Bug Rug' Sculptor - Artists (L-R) Kenneth McKean & Fiona Clarke

3008.02 - The Walan-walan 'Bug Rug' Sculptor - Artists engraving a rock

3008.03 - The Walan-walan 'Bug Rug' Sculptor - Artists examining an engraved rock

3008.04 - The Walan-walan 'Bug Rug' Sculptor - Artists washing an engraved rock

3008.05 - The Walan-walan 'Bug Rug' Sculptor - Artist Fiona Clarke washing an engraved rock

3008.06 - The Walan-walan 'Bug Rug' Sculptor - Engraved rock

3008.07 - The Walan-walan 'Bug Rug' Sculptor - Engraved rock

3008.08 - The Walan-walan 'Bug Rug' Sculptor - Engraved rock

3008.09 - The Walan-walan 'Bug Rug' Sculptor - Rocks on palents prior to engraving

3008.10 - The Walan-walan 'Bug Rug' Sculptor - Collection of miscelleous photographs

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Identifier

3008

Date made

16th August 2022

Place made

Der Park, Victoria, Australia

Measurements

Width: 7 centimetres, Height: 5 centimetres

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Accessed 13 June 2026

This record was last updated one month ago

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Photograph - The Walan-walan 'Bug Rug' Sculptor Kororoit Creek Sunshine West, Bajada C, Melchior, 16th August 2022

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