Image: Ningiukulu Teevee, Mervyn Street and Bruce Johnson McLean. Photograph: Cassandra Hannagan

A dynamic projection displaying the works of celebrated First Nations artists, Gooniyandi elder Mervyn Street and Inuk custodian Ningiukulu Teevee. Badu Gili: Story Keepers will appear on the Opera House’s eastern Bennelong sails five times a night from sunset.

The project marks the third year of a creative collaboration between the Sydney Opera House, Biennale of Sydney and the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain. The work of both artists is animated by Sydney-based creative agency Vandal.

Mervyn Street’s distinctive artistic practice draws upon his lifetime as a stockman in the Kimberley and advocacy of cultural preservation through language and living on country. Kinngaimmiut Inuk artist Ningiukulu Teevee creates visual art rooted in Inuit myths and legends, keeping traditional stories alive while offering her unique perspective on Inuit culture.

The first chapter is set on Gooniyandi Country in the Kimberley where dust, fire and wind lift ancestral voices from scorching heat to moonlight. The narrative then shifts to Teevee’s homeland of Nunavut in the Arctic, where ice and snow cradle stories in stillness as Raven and Owl perform timeless tales of creation, kinship and transformation.

Badu Gili: Story Keepers will light the eastern Bennelong sails every half hour, 5 times per night, from sunset unless otherwise advised. You can view screening times here.

Best viewed on the Podium, located at the top of the Monumental Steps. View map here.