re-wild

Re-wild celebrates the significance of returning Norman Creek to a natural waterway at Hanlon Park. By finding historic records to plants in this creek landscape the artwork draws a connection to pre colonial Brisbane.

“Here and there in the pockets of the creek the wild convolvulus hung in the gay festoons from the overhanging branches of the trees.” (Historical Society of Queensland, 1918) Describing Norman Creek.

Convolvulus is commonly known as Australian Bindweed, a native and relative of the more commonly known Morning Glory. This herbaceous plant has a climbing and twining habit featuring circular, folding, funnel shaped, blush pink flowers. Once open, the flowers only last one day. Further reading uncovered a beautiful description of this plant set amongst a paradise of a watery landscape featuring draping vines, perfumed saltwater lilies and darting azure kingfishers.

This artwork of Convolvulus form, cast in concrete and festooned across the newly naturalised creek line will sing a song of the old landscape, of the temporality of time and exquisiteness of nature.