Hakea Genesis - Mt Coot-tha, Queensland, Australia - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

The Hakea seed pod is split open, with two naked people represented inside - with a young woman facing you and a man facing away. A printed metal sign next to it has the artist's statement:

"The work 'Hakea Genesis' explores an imagined mythology. The binary nature of the Hakea seed pods have long held an attraction for me. The form and textures of the pods and the Hakea bush's bark and sparse needlelike leaves are striking in our local coastal landscape. The enlarged pods of the sculpture, instead of seeds, bear the bas-relief forms of a male and female figures awakening. This work reflects the truth that we are born also of our environment and our place. As we mature, grow and learn we must assume the responsibility of stewardship for the environment and all its flora and fauna. The bas-relief figures are cast in Bronze using the lost wax process. The Bronze bas-reliefs are each welded into a seed plate, also of Bronze, and set into the reinforced concrete pods."

Address: Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha, 152 Mt Coot-tha Road, Toowong, Queensland, Australia

Visited: 1631, Monday, 24 July, 2022

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Hakea Genesis Figure Type: Other Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Cam Crossley Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: Unknown Materials used: Cast Bronze with FRC Location: Mount Coot-tha Botanic Garden

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