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Memory Markers

Artist: Anne Neil

Asset Type: Sculpture, Metalwork

Year of Work: 2006

Location: South Western Entrance to Stirling Gardens, intersection of Barrack Street and The Esplanade

Provenance: City of Perth

Description: In the late nineteenth century the gardens flourished.  

On 24 November, 1898, the West Australian newspaper described the grounds as having "Well kept lawns, covered with soft spongy sward tempt the visitor to laze luxuriously on the couch spread so invitingly , while around him on every side are trim, well-kept beds of flowers, divine is shape, brilliant in bloom, delicious in perfume, and varying the more generally known forms with many that are rare and equally beautiful. Well laid out paths wind in and about the trees and lawns, and everywhere care, intelligence, skill and a remarkable capability for extracting every possible advantage out of a small means are apparent."

In 2006, the City of Perth Art Foundation commissioned artist Anne Neill, in collaboration with landscape architects Blackwell & Associates and heritage consultant Barbara Dundas to design an artwork for this entry to Stirling Gardens.

This sculpture `Memory Markers` was inspired by the early recording of memories about Stirling Gardens. The shapes are based on the familiar ink dipping nib which expresses the esssence of the Victorian Era on which the original formal planting patterns were based

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Judith

Image source Eugene Scrivener (Museum of Perth)

Artist: Karin Tulloch

Asset Type: Sculpture, Metalwork, Memorial

Year of Work: 1936

Location: Alcove at 18 Howard Street, Perth

Provenance: City of Perth

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Unfolding

Artist: Steve Tepper

Asset Type: Sculpture, Metalwork

Year of Work: 2005

Location: Northern side of Sunbeam Way, near intersection with Fielder Street, East Perth

Provenance: City of Perth

Image source Eugene Scrivener (Museum of Perth)

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Kangaroos (Phase 1)

Image source Eugene Scrivener (Museum of Perth)

Artist: Joan Walsh-Smith & Charles Smith

Asset Type: Sculpture, Metalwork

Year of Work: 1996

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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Baba Yaga Houses

Image source City of Perth

Artist: Marwa Fahmy

Asset Type: Sculpture, Metalwork

Year of work: 2012

Location: Central Instritute of Technology, to East of Entrance to Building 2, Aberdeen Street, near Museum Street, Northbridge.

Provenance: Metropolitan
Redevelopment Authority.
Now City of Perth Public Art Collection.

Baba Yaga Houses are a suite of whimsical, brightly coloured sculptures by West Australian artist Marwa Fahmy, installed at Museum Park in the North Metropolitan TAFE precinct of Northbridge.

Comprising of three individual but complimentary sculptural elements, Baba Yaga Houses draw inspiration from the Russian fairy-tale of Baba Yaga, and depicts Baba as a ferocious-looking old woman who flies around the forest in a mortar wielding a pestle, who lives deep in the forest in a ghoulish hut mounted on chicken legs.

According to Slavic folklore, Baba Yaga may help or hinder those that encounter or seek her out and even play a maternal role. She is enigmatic with striking beauty and a deep connection to forestry wildlife.

Fahmy’s fairy tale houses are rendered in cast and engraved aluminium and reinforced internally by powder-coated steel; the tallest stands at 3.2 metres and the lowest at 2.4 metres high. The engraved aluminium bodies are wildly patterned.

Commissioned as part of the Museum Street Precinct Park Public Art Project, comprising a public art competition, the project was jointly run by the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority (MRA) and Central Institute of Technology (Central) - now North Metropolitan TAGE.


At the time of installation, Marwa said “I wanted to introduce a design that would be quirky, fun and express the multiculturalism found in the area”. City of Perth Public Art Collection

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Shimmer

Image source Eugene Scrivener (Museum of Perth)

Artist: Jurek Wybraniec, Stephe Neille

Asset Type: Sculpture

Year of Work: 2012

Location: Top of stairs from South Western side of carpark at Eastern end of Brown Street, East Perth

Provenance: City of Perth

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Bandstand - Pagoda

Image source Eugene Scrivener (Museum of Perth)

Artist: Drago Dadich, Greg James

Asset Type: Monument, Sculpture, Water Feature, Public amenity

Year of Work: 1995

Location: Russell Square, Northbridge

Provenance: City of Perth

Description: The pagoda is a prominent feature of the busy Russell Square Park. The water features around the main body have not been used in a while but still contain several incorporated sculptures.

The pagoda is often used during events and festivals that are hosted in the park, including Perth’s Fringe Festival, Festival of Perth, and the Perth Pride Parade.

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Two Fighting Snakes

Image source Frances Andrijich

Artist: Matthew Tjupurulla Gill

Asset Type: Mosaic

Year of Work: 1994

Location: South Western corner of Forrest Place

Provenance: City of Perth

Description: A popular Forrest Place artwork depicts two snakes fighting over two Tjupurulla men at the homeland of the artist’s father near Lake Mackay in WA’s Northwest.

The 5 x 7 metre mosaic was constructed using over 17,000 mosaic tesserae of red, black, yellow and white granite.

The original design was translated from a dot painting created by the Balgo Hills artist in 1988.

The painting is part of the City of Perth Art Collection.

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