Reko Rennie questions the politics of visibility and brings histories of Aboriginal culture and identity to Sydney Fish Market.
Reko Rennie’s project ALWAYS (2026) for Installations extends his distinctive visual language of geometric patterning and urban iconography. Drawing on his Kamilaroi/Gamilaroi/Gamilaraay heritage and his background in graffiti, Rennie’s work challenges preconceived ideas of Aboriginal art while asserting the visibility and complexity of contemporary urban Aboriginal identity. Presented at the new Sydney Fish Markets, Rennie’s installation creates a highly visible statement about place, identity, visibility and cultural presence in Sydney.
Unveiled on 27 August and on view until 14 September
“My work is about visibility and presence. It brings together the language of the street, my Kamilaroi heritage and the urgency of asserting Aboriginal identity in contemporary urban spaces.”
Reko Rennie
About the Artist
Reko Rennie is a Kamilaroi/Gamilaroi/Gamilaraay artist whose interdisciplinary practice spans painting, sculpture, installation, neon, video and public art. Drawing on graffiti, geometric pattern and Aboriginal iconography, his work explores urban Aboriginal identity, visibility, politics and cultural sovereignty.
Presented by Ames Yavuz with the support of Destination NSW, and supported by venue partner, Placemaking NSW.
About Installations
Installations presents ambitious contemporary art throughout Carriageworks, and for the first time, extends into the city. The program of 14 projects features sculpture, textiles, painting, photography, kinetic forms, and public interventions, with works that are generous and immediate but also ask us to look more closely at the social, ecological, and cultural systems shaping our world.
Artists use spectacle, material invention and public address to explore some of the defining questions of contemporary life: how histories inhabit place, how images circulate, how materials carry memory, and how audiences gather, move, participate and reflect. Installations is curated by José Da Silva, Director of UNSW Galleries.
