New Pasture
Image source Shire of Mundaring
Artist: Matt Bonsack
Asset Type: Sculpture
Year of Work: 2023
Location: Bullsbrook Community Centre
Provenance: Shire of Mundaring
Re-Leaf
Image source Shire of Mundaring
Artist: Chris Dolbel
Asset Type: Sculpture
Year of Work: 2022
Location: Gidgegannup Recreation Club
Provenance: Shire of Mundaring
Description: The ever-evolving rusty patina & pitted skin of the metal resembles the variegated veins of a Eucalyptus leaf. Individually they show the beauty found in every leaf. Together they are a story of re-growth, signifying the shared & differentiated beauty of the Australian flora that emerges out of the bushfire ashes.
Reborn Community
Image source Shire of Mundaring
Artist: Alison Archer
Asset Type: Sculpture
Year of Work: 2022
Location: Gidgegannup Recreation Club
Provenance: Shire of Mundaring
Life Finds a Way
Image source Shire of Mundaring
Artist: Brett Chrimes
Asset Type: Sculpture
Year of Work: 2022
Location: Gidgegannup CWA
Provenance: Shire of Mundaring
Description: After the devastating bushfire of 2021, it was astounding to see how versatile nature can be, so Life finds a way was created.
Resilience
Image source Shire of Mundaring
Artist: Glen Henderson, Hugh Burges
Asset Type: Sculpture
Year of Work: 2024
Location: Unknown
Provenance: Shire of Mundaring
Description: After the fire one of the first things to recover were the grass trees which started resprouting within weeks. Their resilience in such a hostile environment inspired this creation of grass tree's ability to be able grow nearly anywhere.
A Little Magic
Image source Shire of Mundaring
Artist: Darryn Walker
Asset Type: Sculpture
Year of Work: 2022
Location: Wooroloo Jump Track
Provenance: Shire of Mundaring
Description: The chain bike is to represent the fire taking the glamour away from everything and down to its bare skeleton for all to see while non-welded chain holding everything together represents a bit of magic from all the sprouting greenery that came to life just after the fire; ready for the rebuild of everything.
Squawky Hollow
Image source Shire of Mundaring
Artist: Leigh Shersby
Asset Type: Sculpture
Year of Work: 2024
Location: Bendigo Community Bank Mundaring
Provenance: Shire of Mundaring
Description: In the southwest of Western Australia there are three species of threatened black cockatoos: Baudin’s cockatoo (Zanda baudinii), Carnaby’s cockatoo (Zanda latirostris) and forest red-tailed black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii naso). Squawky Hollow portrays a forest red-tailed black cockatoo family and reveals feathers emerging from the tree trunk to symbolise the consequential and imperative relationship these birds have with the eucalyptus tree. A birds wings provide flight and transit, the eucalyptus tree provides a food source and shelter for nesting….survival and well-being!
These majestic birds nest in the natural hollows of mature Eucalyptus trees which take more than 120 years to develop hollows that are of a suitable size.When bushfires and tree clearing decimate the natural habitat of the land these birds lose vital food sources and mature tree havens which are essential to facilitate breeding, nesting and population growth.
For these vulnerable and threatened bird species to rise out of the ashes they need our attention, consideration and help.The Black Cockatoos are the spirit of our sky and forests and their future is in our hands if we dare to care enough to make a difference to ensure their survival in an ever changing and challenging environment.