Five people, one vision...

Three used stone and two used metal and each created something unique which spoke of the long history of the area.

Modern methods met nature and ancient Aboriginal techniques and lore as five artists supported one community to pursue a common goal.

About the Booklet


Synopsis

In 2009 four artists (Badger Bates, Ken Hutchinson, Col Henry and Brett Garling) were commissioned by the NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change (DECC) to create sculptures for Dandry Gorge in the Pilliga Scrub, near Baradine and Coonabarabran in northwest NSW. As part of a locally-iniated tourism and heritage project, interviews of the sculptors were conducted and photographs were taken to create a booklet.

Three years later a fifth sculptor (Pamela Denise) was commissioned to add another sculpture.

The photographs that follow show both the processes involved in each work as well as what each looks like once installed in the scrub.



Images

Badger Bates


Badger Bates working on Connections


Part of Badger Bates' sculpture, Connections


Badger Bates and Ken Dodd


Badger Bates


Badger Bates


Badger Bates and Bob Sutherland of NSW DECC


Connections in situ


The other side of Connections in situ


Connections comet detail


Connections emu eggs detail



Ken Hutchinson


Ken Hutchinson


Half of Yundu Yundu


Close up of the stone used to create half of Yundu Yundu


Working on the other half of Yundu Yundu


Ken Hutchinson


Sarah Martin, wife of Badger Bates, working on Yundu Yundu


Ken Hutchinson and workshop participant


Yundu Yundu close up


Yundu Yundu in situ


Yundu Yundu in situ



Col Henry


Col Henry


Working on Scrub Spirit


Working on Scrub Spirit


Col Henry


Interior view of Scrub Spirit


Part of Scrub Spirit under construction


Scrub Spirit (spirit sticks) in situ


Scrub Spirit (spirits) in situ


Scrub Spirit close up in situ


Scrub Spirit ground piece in situ



Brett Garling


Brett Garling and the plastecine model used for First Lesson


The furnace used to melt bronze


Brett and his assistant preparing to pour molten bronze


Pouring molten bronze


Brett Garling


Close up of the minature bronze statuette of First Lesson


First Lesson in situ


Detail of First Lesson



Pamela Denise


Pamela Denise


Fifth sculpture project manager Jillian Norton


Sculpture models


Sculpture model


Workshop participants


Workshop participant


Tiles


Tiles


Tiles


Tiles


Detail


Detail


Sculpture in the workshop


Sculpture in situ


Sculpture detail


Sculpture in situ


Detail


Detail