The Wadjuk Boya Ngura Shadow Arbour tells a story of Wadjuk culture and life.  Shadow makers which relay elements of Noongar culture within the City of Swan throughout history as well as in present day. The shadows move and change through the seasons and evolving light conditions.  As is the Wadjuk/Noongar culture, the shadows are living, changing and evolving as time moves forward.  At times the shadow narrative is subtle, mixing with the shadow of the trees; at other moments the shadows are clear and crisp, both qualities emulating Whadjuk history with the Swan.

The local Whadjuk- Boya Ngura story is reflected in the many shadow maker elements.

The City of Swan has always been the gateway to the North and to the East and vice versa with linkages to the North the Groups travelled up thru Wyalunga National Park that is also connected to Bells Rapids and beyond to Toodyay to the North East then on to places Like New Norcia, Mogumber and Moora. The interrelationships with the Yued to the North.

The Eastern area Families had links to the Wheat belt towns like Kellerberrin, Tammin, travelling to or from the area one would follow ancient song lines to the east towards the Ballardong Boodjara.

Midland is seen as a meeting place initially then the people would move into Perth for a specific reason like ceremony time or seasonal time significant sites in the area the Swan River, Waterholes and nice flat hunting ground and good grazing for Yonga and Weitj and Great Yam Boodja for the Families that lived in the area with a great variety of diets with the Swan River playing an important part in the landscape.

At times the shadow narrative is subtle, mixing with the shadow of the trees; at others it is clear and crisp, both qualities emulating Whadjuk history.The shadows give the narrative life – the Whadjuk- Boya Ngura story is one that is living; this is reflected in the movement of the shadows and how the shadows and light change over the seasons.

THE CENTRAL ELEMENT - WAUGYL/DERBARL YERRIGAN

Waugyl creator spirit intertwined with Derbarl Yerrigan present in waterways/river said to sometimes aid a drowning swimming, rising up beneath them (Deliberately subtle - need to know where to look to spot it)