Understory Sculptures
Sculptures are listed in the sequence they appear as you travel along the trail in an anti-clockwise direction.
Ephemeral (temporary works) that no longer appear on the trail are also included in this archive.
‘Archway'
By Kevin Draper
(Torbay, Western Australia)
Commissioned in 2006
Painted Steel
‘Rising From the Ashes'
[series of 50 sculptures]
By Kim Perrier
(Bridgetown, Western Australia)
Commissioned in 2016
Carbon, glue
‘Wishing Wheels'
By Peter Keelan
(Denmark, Western Australia)
Commissioned in 2014
Recycled gas cylinders, steel, pressed tin
Artist Statement:
‘Forest Stones - Bird Nook'
This artwork corresponds to a children's story written about a fantail bird living in a circle of Blackbutt trees
By Kati Thamo
(Albany, WA)
Commissioned in 2006
Etched granite, paint, bronze, timber
Artist Statement:
A series of five stone sculptures placed along the trail, incorporating sandblasted imagery and bronze elements, relating to five children's stories (written by Dianne Wolfer).
‘Shades of Grey'
By Duke Albada
(Sydney, New South Wales)
Commissioned in 2006
Superglass corrugated sheet, steel & resin
Artist Statement:
A reflection of the diversity of ideas and opinions about fire in the forest - asking the viewer to find the grey between the black and white.
‘Forest Stones - Lizard Nook'
This artwork corresponds to a children's story written about two lizards (and a grandfather and grandson waiting to feast on the termites preparing to fly from an old stump)
By Kati Thamo
(Albany, WA)
Commissioned in 2006
Etched granite, paint, bronze, timber
Artist Statement:
A series of five stone sculptures placed along the trail, incorporating sandblasted imagery and bronze elements, relating to five children's stories (written by Dianne Wolfer).
‘Marginata'
By Warwick Backhouse
(Northcliffe, Western Australia)
Commissioned in 2019
Jarrah timber and stones
Artist Statement:
Carved from Jarrah, mirroring the leaf shape of the species
‘Treecycle'
By Cecile Williams
(Denmark, Western Australia)
Commissioned in 2019
Recycled books, wood, screws
Artist Statement:
‘Bound'
By Alex & Nic Mickle
(Leschenault)
Commissioned in 2006
Wood, steel cable, bronze
Artist Statement:
“How much has to be explained and discard before reaching the naked flesh of feeling?” [Claude de Bussy]
Raw. Us and Nature. Bound
‘Competitive Ground'
By Peter Hill
(Northcliffe)
Commissioned in 2008
Found sticks, steel, paint
Artist Statement:
Many people think of the forest as a quiet and beautiful place. For the plants, however, it is a constant struggle for survival - reaching out, competing against each other for sunlight, nutrients and water.
‘Feeding'
By Francois Davin
(France)
Commissioned in 2006
Metal rod & 24 carat gold leaf
Artist Statement:
A sacred myth from a past era when some of the trees, for some reason or another, decided to lie down. Evoking determination, generosity and rest beyond death.
‘Australia House'
By Cornelia Conrads
(Germany)
Commissioned in 2008
Jarrah, nails, paint
Artist Statement:
A house that is stretching out towards the tree? Or is it the tree pushing down the house? Are they supporting each other, or is it a struggle? Happy or sad, they seem to be linked in a relationship - perhaps like us and Nature?
‘Layers & Then There's Layers (Forest Folk)'
By Richie Kuhaupt
(Fremantle, WA)
Commissioned in 2006
Marble resin, cement, iron dust, steel
Artist Statement:
"Figures representing the symbolic association people have developed with the forest landscape, itself an entity built layer on layer over time."
‘Sundew'
By Nat Williamson
(Blue Mountains, NSW)
Commissioned in 2006
Metal pipe, steel rod, laser cut steel, glass nuggets, silicon, gloss enamel paint
Artist Statement:
"Based on the native sundew flower, this sculpture plays with scale, the small becomes large. A subtle beauty, easily overlooked, becomes apparent."
‘Written on the Wind'
By Norma MacDonald
(Perth, Western Australia)
Commissioned in 2006
Steel, Steel rods, epoxy paint
Artist Statement:
"Two dimensional form representing the strength and power of the forest, and symboling the Indigenous links to the region."
[Norma is a proud Indigenous artist, living and working on Wadjuk Noongar boodja]
‘Whole, You Were Meant To Be Here'
By Lorenna Grant
(Perth, WA)
Commissioned in 2006
Steel, Karri sticks, wire
Artist Statement:
Suspended halo representing a communion; the result is an energy field, a ring, a nest, a platform.
‘Fallen Ghost'
By Tania Spencer
(Lake Grace, WA)
Commissioned in 2008
Fencing wire, steel cable
Artist Statement:
"A deviation from the vertical landscape of the forest, an element of change. A fallen tree that is but a ghost of its former self."
‘Metameres at Work'
By Ian Dowling
(Margaret River, WA)
Commissioned in 2012
Ceramic
Artist Statement:
‘Cascading Shelter'
By Tony Pankiw
(Perth, Western Australia)
Commissioned in 2006
Steel
Artist Statement:
"A shelter that the form of birds' wings, leaves and shapes found in the forest. Designed to provide shade and allow rainwater to cascade into a sculptural pool."
‘Forest Stones - Cat Nook'
By Kati Thamo
(Albany, WA)
Commissioned in 2006
Etched granite, paint, bronze, timber
Artist Statement:
A series of five stone sculptures (two with accompanying bench seats) placed along the trail, incorporating sandblasted imagery and bronze elements, relating to five children's stories (written by Dianne Wolfer).
‘Forest Stones - Phascogale Nook'
This artwork corresponds to a children's story written about a phascogale, a small marsupial native to the Southern Forests
By Kati Thamo
(Albany, WA)
Commissioned in 2006
Etched granite, paint, bronze, timber
Artist Statement:
A series of five stone sculptures placed along the trail, incorporating sandblasted imagery and bronze elements, relating to five children's stories (written by Dianne Wolfer).
‘Forest Stones - Bat Nook'
By Kati Thamo
(Albany, WA)
Commissioned in 2006
Etched granite, paint, bronze, timber
Artist Statement:
A series of five stone sculptures (two with accompanying bench seats) placed along the trail, incorporating sandblasted imagery and bronze elements, relating to five children's stories (written by Dianne Wolfer).
‘Bower'
By Gemma Ben Ari
(Perth, Western Australia)
Commissioned in 2007
Found stick, wire
THIS WORK IS AN EPHEMERAL (TEMPORARY) SCULPTURE - IT IS IN A STATE OF NATURAL DECAY - THE ARTIST AND SOUTHERN FORES ARTS ARE ALLOWING IT TO RETURN TO THE FOREST
Artist Statement:
"I'm inspired by forms made by little creatures who use instinct to create - manipulating humble materials."
'Ghost of the Old Growth Forest'
By Matt Belton
(Northcliffe, Western Australia)
Commissioned in 2012
Carved jarrah
Artist Statement:
’The Golden Tree'
By Thomas Heidt
(Leschenault)
Commissioned in 2012
Found Jarrah, 24 carat gold leaf
Artist Statement:
“This is what you shall do; Love the Earth and sun and all the animals, despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks...re-examine all you have been told and your vey flesh shall be a great poem” [Walt Whitman]
‘Pathways'
By Peter Hill
(Northcliffe, WA)
Commissioned in 2006
Jarrah & Blackbutt timber, welded steel
Artist Statement:
"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?"
