Fisherman's Hollow
Image source City of Wanneroo
Artist: Danka Scholtz von Lorenz
Asset Type: Mozaic
Year of Work: Unknown
Location: North wall of Fisherman's Hollow toilet block, Brazier Road, Yanchep
Provenance: City of Wanneroo
Description: This beautiful mosaic was designed by artist Danka Scholtz Von Lorenz in collaboration with a training program to introduce a select group of participants to the art of mosaics. Fisherman’s Hollow is the wonderful outcome of this collaboration. It commemorates one of the historic sites that constitute the very fabric of the cultural landscape within the City of Wanneroo.
Fisherman’s Hollow Reserve is a 600m long section of shoreline opposite Yanchep Lagoon. Vegetated bluffs surround the site, providing natural shelter, which make it an ideal location for human habitation. It was used by Aboriginal people, but since the 1900s the area has been frequented by holiday makers and fishermen, giving the site its name. Indeed, during the 1940’s and 1950’s it was home for fishermen and their families. This makeshift community comprised mostly of individuals who lived off the land and sea, favouring an unencumbered existence as a lifestyle choice.
Colours of the Pilbara
Image source City of Karratha
Artist: Nikita Dahiya
Asset Type: Mosaic
Year of Work: Unknown
Location: 1083 Welcome Road, Karratha WA 6714
Provenance: City of Karratha
Description: Former Karratha resident Nikita Dahiya has achieved every artist's dream - a permanent display of her work at a location expected to attract millions of visitors.
Nikita, with her piece The colours of the Pilbara, was the Pilbara Region winner of Western Australia's biggest community arts project, State Images, unveiled at Perth's Barrack Square redevelopment site last Sunday.
Initiated by Arts Minister Mike Board, the project, along with the Swan Bells, is expected to be a drawcard for tourists to the new precinct.
State Images has seen the work of individuals and community groups from 10 Western Australian regions translated into 3.2m x 2m mosaic artworks and laid as part of a water feature at the site.
The winning entries were reproduced with 60,000 mosaic tiles to create the public art display.
"This project was designed to give representation to WA's diverse regions through an artistic display at a prominent Perth landmark," Mr Board said. "State Images acknowledges the importance of our regions and showcases for the world to see the talents of the artists and community organisations that took part. The artworks also create an important link between the regions and the city - and in that spirit, each region will receive a copy of their mosaic artwork for local display."