About the Art
A large-scale mural narrating the life cycle of water in Central Australia, from drought to flood and renewal.
The mural captures the enlivening spirit of water in the desert, incorporating three stories of living water in the desert. The rivers flowing and showing movement, the life that water brings to nature and the stages of experiencing the pool.
The natural water flow melds with a warm flow of colours in the east, like the sun rising, to cooler and darker colours towards the west.
Life flowing across from the dormant eggs of shield shrimps, seeds of grasses, shrubs and trees and burrowing frogs to the diverse aquatic life that comes with the rain.
Tadpoles, dragonfly nymphs, water bugs and native fish, with seeds sprouting moving towards maturation with dragonflies, frogs, shield shrimps, fish and plants thriving and flowering. The mural ends with how it began with seeds, eggs and burrowing frogs back to the dry state.
Silhouettes show the different stages of play at the pool, from getting changed to happy playing, swimming and sports and then finishing off with towel wrapped around waist or on shoulder finishing up for the day.
About the Inspiration
The work captures ecological cycles—depicting dormant seeds, eggs and burrowing frogs transforming into thriving aquatic ecosystems after rain.
About the Narrative
It also incorporates human interaction with water spaces—showing movement from arrival, play and swimming, to departure—linking environmental and social life cycles.
📷Image / Photo Source: ASTC Photo Archives
📍ASALC - 10 Speed St, The Gap (entrance facade)