PHOTO: Ritjuruki – the name for the Willy Wagtail in the Ngarrindjeri language – is one of eight sculptures that explores the stories of Bourke locals. (Supplied)
A walk through Bourke’s streets has never been dull, but now a trail of sculptures from local artist Andrew Hull’s are scattered across the town, telling local tales as they go.
Local artist Andrew Hull describes his work as the ‘vehicle’ for the stories of Bourke, with each ‘Standing Stories’ sculpture sharing a different part of the town’s culture
“I knew a couple of blokes (Jason and Joseph Dixon) who were running an Indigenous heritage tour at the time, it was called Come Walk With Me Tours. So I thought the sculptures might tie into that and… help to communicate some of the stories that they were telling,” Mr Hull said…