The Dandenong Civic Centre has welcomed a new suspended artwork that effectively illustrates the area’s journey since establishment in 1837.
A Dandenong Council spokesperson said the artwork, titled ‘Journey’, represented the evolution of all the suburbs within the City of Greater Dandenong.
The bone china sculptures made by artists Kris Coad and Julie Squires are canoe-shaped and reflect the area’s past, present and future.
He said that shaping the artworks as canoes was inspired by the important role of waterways throughout the area’s history, particularly in suburbs such as Springvale, which was named after the many natural springs it provided for travellers from the beginning of European settlement.
Dandenong also established itself as a key food bowl for Greater Melbourne which, combined with its prolific water springs and ideal location 30km from Melbourne CBD, firmly established Dandenong as an important part of the city’s rural heritage.
The new flowing artworks, which are expected to be included on future promotional materials prepared by Brochures printers, are indicative of the area’s different phases of development and growth, according to the spokesperson.
He said each canoe represented a key era of Dandenong’s growth, including the Bunurong People’s use of canoes to fish in the Dandenong Creek, rural development and finally the modern role of cloth to connect the community.
He urged residents to visit the civic centre and take a look.
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