'Songs of the Land' is an interpretive design that tackles the fact that the significance of the forecourt of the Museum of Sydney has long been overlooked, despite historically being a crucial meeting point between the First Peoples of Australia and European settlers. The concept of the engraved tiles and LED lights traces back to language contact, and the significance of language as a carrier of not only differing interpretations but cultural world views as well. Thorough historical research was conducted, involving the accounts of the period and typographic choices.

Engravings are used to emphasise the notion of presence - giving the lost Sydney language of the period a physical form, and acknowledging these interactions and narratives as a part of Australian history, merging the separated histories of the First Peoples and the settlers. 

Lights have also been employed to simulate a visual experience of Country, which is integral to Indigenous Knowledge, of the land thriving and 'singing' with its own life and energy. By approaching tiles engraved with text, pressure sensors will activate and light a path for passersby to read excerpts. They are also a reflection of presence, prompted by physical weight. 

In conjunction with the physical elements of the tiles and lights, a small digital component allows for users to learn more about the context surrounding the chosen excerpts, acting as a form of digital signage. It aims to provide an additional platform in which to interact the LED lights, by allowing users to interact with the lights and corresponding intersections using colours that are inspired by bush foods and other flora traditionally native to Gadigal land, and on display in the museum exhibition.