Botanic Gardens Trust, Sydney, Australia

Department of Environment and Climate Change NSW

Sculptures in the Garden

Windows

Sandstone, ironbark, blackbutt, iron and stainless steel.

On a clear day you can see the metropolis of Sydney in the space between the two horizontal beams. This ‘view’ of the city becomes part of the sculpture and encourages the viewer to think about the history and the evolution of Sydney: how it has grown from a penal colony into an immense modern city with towers of glass and steel.

Designed and created by John Petrie, 2002.

Window by John Petrie

 

Wallaby silhouettes

Made of steel  that allows the surface to oxidise naturally.

A set of three wallabies in different poses located near the Woodland picnic area.

Designed by John Petrie, 2004.
Cut by Hardware Products Pty Ltd, James Ozone.
Funded by the Friends of The Gardens.

Wallaby by John Petrie

 

Wedding Knot

A solid, dry stone wall sculpture that symbolises mutual love, friendship, respect and loyalty. Many stones support one another each representing memory or emotion. The entwining arms of the ‘Knot' symbolise a lasting relationship.

Designed and installed by Geoff Duggan, Master Craftsman dry stone waller, 2005.
Funded by Friends of The Gardens.

The Knot by Geoff Duggan

 

Snails

A set of three sculptures carved out of solid Pinus radiata using a chainsaw.

Highlighting the rare Cumberland Land snail (Meridolum sp.) found in the Cumberland Plain Woodland.

Designed, produced and donated by Keith Polsen, CPE Tree Services, 2005.

Snails by Keith Polsen

 

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Constructed of dried African Olive branches.

Designed and created by Graham Chalcroft of Vertebrae, 2005.
Funded by the Friends of The Gardens.

Created by Graham Chalcroft

 

Tree Tower

Uses recycled signage frames and African Olive branches.

'Located on a hill top, the positive and negative spaces of the silhouette form frame the background vistas to create a powerful visual statement.'

Designed and created by Graham Chalcroft of Vertebrae, 2005.
Funded by the Friends of The Gardens.

Created by Graham Chalcroft

 

Branch Strokes

Constructed using recycled materials.

The design and layout of 'the branches create positive – negative images'.

Designed and created by Graham Chalcroft of Vertebrae, 2005.
Funded by the Friends of The Gardens.

Created by Graham Chalcroft

 

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Designed and created by Graham Chalcroft of Vertebrae, 2005.
Funded by the Friends of The Gardens.

Created by Graham Chalcroft

 

Flower Field

Uses recycled black poly pipe and iron pipe.

The top half is allowed to bend so it moves in the wind like a field of flowers or grass.

Designed and created by Graham Chalcroft of Vertebrae, 2005.
Funded by the Friends of The Gardens.

   Created by Graham Chalcroft
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