I lament the reality that we non-Indigenous people broke trust with the Tasmanian Aboriginal Nations. The dispossession of these nations was so violent, so comprehensive, and so devastating that we are unable to pay our respects to known descendants of all those nations today.

Right remembering and truth-telling is the way toward healing a broken relationship and developing trust. This involves active listening. I lament that we have not listened, that we gave our wisdom, finances, and policies without love and trust in our hearts.

If I can summon all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I give away all I possess, but do not have love, I am only noise, just a clanging cymbal.

There is no us and them; there is only a broken "family" relationship. We long for this relationship to heal.

This work was originally installed at St George's Anglican Church, Battery Point, Hobart, in June 2022.

I will humbly offer a genuine welcome in love, without force or coercion, and be prepared to listen and wait for a welcome to be offered back from the Tasmanian Aboriginal people.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy or boast. It is not too proud to say sorry. It does not seek to dishonour others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, and it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth being told.

If we are to repair our relationship, we need to build trust and love for each other.

This work was originally installed at Hobart Baptist Church, North Hobart, in June 2022.

I will be both brave and vulnerable. I will resist defensiveness, accept what I hear with grace, and choose to use my imagination and courage to create the world I want to see.

Courage always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres, until we achieve a healthy relationship.

Together, with courage, we can build a new loving relationship.

This work was originally installed at C3 Hobart, South Hobart, in June 2022.