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Darebin has earned an impressive reputation for enhancing the local landscapes with spectaular pieces of public art.
These pieces are explained in detail below.
Download the Public Art Strategy and Creating Place Document for further details.
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Source | | By Adrian Mauriks.
The work relates to the themes the “Present” and “Future” with an emphasis on the natural environment. The colour and the reclining form, which appears embryonic, bring to mind birth and new beginnings and the bud, the flowering of life.
Location: Bundoora Park entrance, Bundoora.
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| Sailing Down The Steps | | By Simon Normand.
There are two pieces to this work. They symbolise the diverse waves of people coming to Thornbury and the subsequent layers of cultural change and complexity. The boats visually transform the park into a river – an interesting feature as both parks are an overflow path for the drains during floods.
Locations: Roberts, Oliver, Jones and Harry Reserves, Thornbury
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| Well Place Preston | | By Zabelski Han.
The horse in this piece refers to the working animals that were part of Preston’s industrial history. The human, in offering the horse water, is providing it with nourishment. There is a connection that symbolises the inter-dependent relationship between them.
Location: Preston Library, Preston.
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| Fairfield Industrial Dog Object (FIDO) | | By Alistair Knox, Ian Sinclair, Jacki Staude and David Davies.
Through the use of sensors and digital controls, FIDO talks to passers by, wags its tail, wiggles its ears and lights up at night.
The materials used, the form and the interactive nature of this monumental work were chosen specifically to respond to the friendliness and vitality of Fairfield Village and enhance the sense of community for this dog-loving precinct.
Location: Fairfield
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| Normand Sculpture | | By Simon Normand.
This project actively involved local school students and was assisted by the nearby Northcote Pottery. The art work was completed in two stages and includes a decorative gateway, a playground, walkways and inlaid park benches.
Location: Clyde Jones Reserve, Thornbury
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| Reconciliation Fountain | | By Glenn Romanis.
The fountain tells how water came back to the land after a long drought by making the frog that had swallowed all of the water, laugh.
Location: Thornbury
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| Reg Parker Sculpture | | By Reg Parker.
The sculpture is an example of a classic formalist work by one of the early practitioners of the style in Australia.
Location: Preston Library, Preston
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| East Preston Public Art | | By Anderson Hunt, Cameron Robbins, Dave Murphy and Robert Tickner.
This piece is an environmental and educative piece of public art, including seating, running water, small aluminium sculptures representing indigenous animals and creatures which inhabit the area.
Location: Ruthven Reserve, Preston
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| High Street, Westgarth | | By Enver Camdal, Helen Bodycomb and Chris Rack.
The artwork includes stainless steel broken insect wing segments, skeletal animal sections turned into bike racks, dog anchors, dragonfly wings on the power poles, glass mosaic sunk into the pavement and vibrant colours stretching along the strip.
Location: High Street, Northcote
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| Darebin People - Not Poles Apart | | The designs express and reflect Darebin’s cultural diversity and the history of the site, from land of which the Wurundjeri are the traditional custodians, to brick works (Northcote Brick Company) and then finally as the Northcote Landfill.
Location: All Nations Park, Northcote
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| Preston Civic Forecourt | | The Civic Forecourt of the Preston Municipal Complex is currently being developed.
This piece will occupy one of Darebin's most prominent spaces. It will reflect the local identity and represent the significance of the site and key themes identified during the community consultation process.
Location: Corner of High Street and Gower Street, Preston.
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