The late Aboriginal artist Lin Onus hoped his art would create "some sort of bridge" between Indigenous and European cultures, yet it is unlikely he would have imagined his work flying across the sails of the Sydney Opera House every sunset.

From Wednesday night, Mr Onus' work, along with four of Australia's most eminent First Nation artists including the late Minnie Pwerle​, will be projected every night at sunset and 7pm on the World Heritage building's eastern sails to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land.

Badu Gili will celebrate the rich history and contemporary vibrancy of Australia's First Nations culture. Credit:Daniel Boud

The seven-minute display is called Badu Gili, meaning water light in the language of the Gadigal people, the traditional owners of Bennelong Point. It will become a permanent fixture of Sydney's skyline every night.

The Opera House's head of First Nations programming, Ms Rhoda Roberts, said Badu Gili mixed music and images to celebrate time-honoured stories of seasonal change in flora and fauna.