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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. |
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 |
