Merrylands Civic Square
Gadi Darimu / Beneath the Trees
2023 Darug & Darkinjung Artist Adam Laws
Contemporary interpretations of scar trees rise through the plaza canopies, with forms referencing bark removed for coolamons and canoes. Beneath them, etched motifs of native plants and animals of the Cumberland Plain appear across 27 bluestone boulders, arranged along an ephemeral creek line.
Client: Cumberland City Council
Artist: Adam Laws
Art Curation: Marla Guppy
Landscape Architects & Fabrication: Turf Design Studio | HUB Group | Daniel De Chellis
Photography (select images): Guy Wilkinson