Understory at Northcliffe is an art and nature trail that is inspired by nature. Meandering through an ancient forest, this 1.2km easy walk circuit features more than 60 sculptures. The range of original artworks are by over 40 local, state and national and international artists. There is also the local flora and fauna to enjoy. The trail contains a canopy of pretty coloured wildflowers.
In addition to the main sculptures, there are over 40 faces and figures are represented here commemorating the catastrophic bushfire of 2015. The collective works are entitled "Rising from the Ashes".
Titled "Shades of Grey" - superglass corrugated sheet, steel and resin. It is a reflection of the diversity of ideals and opinions about fire in the forest - asking the viewer to find the grey between the black and white.
Titled "Feeding" - metal rod and gold leaf. A sacred myth from a past era when some of the tree, for one reason or another, decided to lie down and give generously to the future.
Layered forest folk - a series of figures made of marble resin, cement, iron dust and steel - representing the symbolic association people have developed with the forest landscape, itself an entity built layer on layer over time.
"Cascading Rain Shelter" made of natural steel and galvanised steel. It is a shelter that echoes the form of birds' wings, leaves and shapes found in the forest. Designed to provide shade and allow rainwater to cascade into a sculptural pond.
"Pathways" - jarrah and blackbutt timber and welded steel. These branches grow out into the space available, linking the earth to the sky. Is it a tree or a flower, a fungi, or a microscopic form?
"Whole, You Were Meant To Be Here" - a suspended halo representing a communion: the result is an energy field, a ring, a nest, a platform.
This sculpture is one in a series of wood carvings from jarrah created with chainsaw and chisel. The wood was salvaged from firewood.
This is not a piece of art but a wonderfully shaped overturned tree root that blends in beautifully with all the other exhibits.
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