Murrup Biik is a public art partnership created by Aunty Kim Wandin and Christine Joy.

Aunty Kim Wandin is a Wurundjeri Elder of the Woi-Wurrung language group. She has lived and worked ‘on Country’ in Healesville her entire life. Her traditional basket making has been handed down to her by direct lineage: from her Grandmother, her Great Grandmother and the Ancestors. Aunty Kim’s work represents a significant cultural position within the South East of Victoria as part of an important group of arts practitioners. Her work adheres to and references traditional cultural practices.

Collide and Murrup Biik have an ongoing working relationship. Together, they created a cutting-edge illusionary work for the Ridgewalk Sculpture Trail, commissioned by Yarra Ranges Council. Djirra Binak is a blend of the ancient and the timeless, with the latest architectural and public art technologies. Formally, the work consists of eight laser-etched glass panels capped with aluminium framing. The layered glass sits centred in a spiral-patterned garden. When at the centre, the viewer aligns themselves with the glass panels; they bring disparate elements together, seeing ‘the whole’ basket for the first time. When not aligned, the panels provide abstract impressions. The glass panels shift in changing weather and light, revealing the dynamic expressions of women, Country and Djirra Binak. Colour, form and light are the key themes for this site, and the sculpture responds in the following ways; colours of Country are revealed in shifting light, each bringing life to a basket form which represents living cultural connection.