Wednesday, 9 November 2016

Botanic Gardens, Wurrungwuri

“Wurrungwuri” is a sculpture in the Royal Botanic Gardens. Wurrungwuri is an Aboriginal name meaning “this side - on this side of the water”. The sculpture created by Chris Booth and unveiled in 2011, consists of two parts. One part is built from 16,000 threaded quartz pebbles in the pattern of a rare Aboriginal Shield, the "Sydney Shield", after gaining permission from Allen Madden on behalf of the Cadigal people. The other part is a wave-like sandstone that cascades down the lawn towards towards Farm Cove on Sydney Harbour. It is an evolving piece of art where native flora and fauna can make it their home. The Johnson Estate Sculpture was a gift to Sydney by a keen art lover, who committed the bulk of his estate for a sculpture overlooking Sydney Harbour.

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14 comments:

  1. William KendallWednesday, 9 November 2016 at 08:29:00 GMT+11

    Beautiful, Jim!

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  2. LindaWednesday, 9 November 2016 at 12:45:00 GMT+11

    Interesting sculpture. Thanks for the background information.

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  3. DebWednesday, 9 November 2016 at 14:03:00 GMT+11

    The Botanic Gardens have the most wonderful sculptures.

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  4. NCSueWednesday, 9 November 2016 at 20:23:00 GMT+11

    Very interesting. I'd like to see these up close.
    Thanks for sharing at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2016/11/a-dream-of-lifetime.html

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  5. namakiThursday, 10 November 2016 at 06:54:00 GMT+11

    Thank you for sharing all your explanations as always !

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  6. Photo(Geo)grapherThursday, 10 November 2016 at 22:27:00 GMT+11

    Interesting sculpture. Great shot!

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  7. TexWisGirlThursday, 10 November 2016 at 23:27:00 GMT+11

    that's really cool! both structures are unique.

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  8. eileeninmdThursday, 10 November 2016 at 23:34:00 GMT+11

    Hello, interesting sculpture. Great view and photo. Happy Thursday, enjoy your day and the weekend ahead!

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  9. carol l mckennaFriday, 11 November 2016 at 04:48:00 GMT+11

    Lovely sculpture and photo ~ thanks,

    Wishing you a peaceful week ~ ^_^

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  10. ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©Friday, 11 November 2016 at 14:14:00 GMT+11

    Cool shots, Jim. Are animals living in there?
    ~

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  11. IdaMonday, 14 November 2016 at 06:05:00 GMT+11

    It's a very interesting sculpture and I enjoy reading about it's design.

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  12. Melbourne Australia PhotosThursday, 17 November 2016 at 16:39:00 GMT+11

    Nice shot of the sculpture, Jim. The kangaroo paws planted all around it are quite apt too!
    Thank you for taking part in the Floral Friday Fotos meme.

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