A stretch of grey balustrade that hugs the Inman River has been transformed into a rainbow of colour to greet the wave of daily commuters and passers-by. The Muwerang Mosaic is a freshly completed public art project by artists Mike Tye and Cedric Varcoe, who, under the guidance of Victor Harbor Council, have collaborated with over fifty volunteers from across the southern Fleurieu Peninsula to design and create over six thousand pieces of tiles that fill thirty panels.
Reaching thirty-six metres, Muwerang Mosaic contains snapshots of stories of the Ngarrindjeri and Ramindjeri people and has been many years in the making. ‘ThisCedric. ‘We had a yarn with Victoria MacKirdy, CEO at the Council, and waited to see if they liked the idea.’