COLLABORATION WITH A TREE is a work in three parts. The initial work took place in 2024 at the end of an eight week residency at Narra Bukulla, Tanja, on the Far South Coast of NSW. Inspired by the scale of outdoor sculptures on the property, I made an open framework that ascended nine metres up the trunk of one of the Spotted Gum trees.

This temporary site-specific work uses a store bought fabrication system that allows parts to be disassembled and re-used in later works.

COLLABORATION WITH A TREE #1  (2024)
Narra Bukulla, Tanja, Djiringanj Country, NSW
Aluminium, polyethylene joiners, Spotted Gum tree
33 x 33 x 900 cm

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II. COLLABORATION WITH A TREE #2 was shown at Sculpture Bermagui 2026. It included a large dye sublimation print showing the original structure installed in the forest, a newly configured open framework sculpture and three Spotted Gum seedlings growing in pots suspended in the aluminium frame.

COLLABORATION WITH A TREE #2  (2026)
Sculpture Bermagui Surf Gallery, Bermagui, Djiringanj Country, NSW
Aluminium, polyethylene joiners, Spotted Gum seedlings, Acacia wood, dye sublimation print on aluminium
approx. 120 x 150 x 120 cm

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III. In  COLLABORATION WITH A TREE #3 a smaller image documenting the original structure is displayed on a shelf made from reclaimed Western Red Cedar. This version was exhibited in the Makers show at National Art School, Darlinghurst.

COLLABORATION WITH A TREE #3  (2026)
Makers Exhibition, National Art School, Darlinghurst, Cadigal Country
Dye sublimation print on aluminium, wood
27 x 37 x 27 cm