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Odyssey

Image Source City of Joondalup

Artist: Albie Herbert

Year of Work: 1998

Location: Marmion Avenue, Sorrento

Asset Type: Sculpture

Provenance: City of Joondalup

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Kangaroos (Phase 2)

Artist: Joan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith

Asset Type: Sculpture, Metalwork

Year of Work: 1998

Location: St Georges Terrace, Southern side, near Stirling Gardens

Provenance: City of Perth

Description: These life size bronze kangaroos are a realistic representation of how kangaroos might behave in the bush. You can imagine the mob being startled from its quiet feeding by the sound of traffic and bounding away, led by the large male. The sight of the kangaroos bounding at full speed along the pavement of St George’s Terrace makes a surprising contrast to the backdrop of the CBD.

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The Weeping Wall

Image source Eugene Scrivener (Museum of Perth)

Artist: Nola Farman, Marcelle George

Asset Type: Sculpture, Water feature, Plaque

Year of Work: 1998

Location: The Greenway, beneath Brook Street, East Perth

Provenance: City of Perth

Description: The curved limestone retaining wall not only ensures that a mature tree remains part of the new landscape, but also that the water artificially seeping through it reinforces the power and presence of water in this area of Perth.

The text talks about the abundance of food found in the Claisebrook wetland and how it was cooked in the past

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The Source

Image source Eugene Scrivener (Museum of Perth)

Artist: Nola Farman

Asset Type: Sculpture, Water feature

Year of Work: 1998

Location: The Greenway, South Eastern corner of intersection of Royal Street and Fielder Street, East Perth

Provenance: City of Perth

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Unnamed Seat

Image source Eugene Scrivener (Museum of Perth)

Artist: Rueben Kooperman and Flint Edwards

Asset Type: Sculpture, Public amenity

Year of Work: 1998

Location: At foot of retaining wall facing Swan River
Foreshore, beneath Southern side of 16 Vanguard Terrace, East Perth

Provenance: City of Perth

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Peace Grove - Dove Seat and Peace Plinth

Image source Eugene Scrivener (Museum of Perth)

Artist: Flint Edwards

Asset Type: Sculpture, Monument, Memorial

Year of Work: 1998

Location: Peace Grove, Swan River Foreshore near Arden Street, East Perth

Provenance: City of Perth

Description: Erected in honour of Nobel Peace Prize recipients President Anwar Sadat of Egypt and President Yitzhak Rabin of Israel who gave their lives in pursuit of peace. 

The Peace Grove Memorial was opened in 1998.  Muhammad Anwar El Sadat (1918–1981) was the third President of Egypt, serving from 15 October 1970 until his assassination by fundamentalist army officers in 1981.   

Yitzhak Rabin (1922–1995) was an Israeli politician, statesman and general. He was Israel’s fifth Prime Minister until his assassination by right-wing extremists in 1995.   

The memorial consists of a stone ‘Dove Seat’ and ‘Peace Plinth’. The tranquil memorial area is often used by community groups for commemorations.

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