For tens of thousands of years the Wangal people developed and passed down ancient knowledge systems that are grounded in sustainable living and a deep care for Country. More recently, migrants to Strathfield have brought other perspectives and knowledge systems to the area.

Carrier Wave is a light installation that conveys the depth and wisdom that these diverse cultures bring to Strathfield through a continuous transmission of Morse code: the earliest form of highspeed international communication.

The Morse code messages communicate fifty sage proverbs that originate from the most-reported ancestral backgrounds of Strathfield residents in the 2021 census.

Modern nation states are newer than proverbs, so pin-pointing the provenance of a proverb to a single country can be challenging. Nevertheless, the phrases communicated in the work aptly represent the insight that migration has gifted Strathfield through the many diverse voices that call it home.