This work is inspired by the voices of people who move through the Park Lands regularly – crossing the city, cycling along the river, walking amongst trees, using our city’s lungs to fill their own.

I invited Adelaideans to consider the Park Lands and then document their experiences, memories and emotions.

They wrote these personal reflections on botanically dyed paper, and I interwove them with historical narratives.

Layering these scripts to simulate the peeling bark of a eucalyptus tree, this work reveals an evolving history – one that invites a deeper connection with the enduring essence of a place that has inspired us from inception to present.

Botanical inks, paper & wax on panel

75 × 68 × 3 cm