Five years ago Balarinji (a Sydney-based, Aboriginal-owned agency) pitched an idea to Qantas to create a work of flying art to celebrate the power of Aboriginal design for Australia’s global identity.
The campaign concept became a reality with five art aircraft created between 1994-2018 in deep collaboration with the Aboriginal arts community.
In 2018 Balarinji created the collection’s jewel in the crown, a magnificent conceptualisation of Emily Kame Kngwarreye’s painting ‘Yam Dreaming’ and it now adorns the latest Qantas 787-9 Dreamliner. Watch how it being painted.