WHILE I LIVE I WILL GROW

LOCATION:
118-128 Portman St, Zetland NSW 2017
33°54'31.4"S 151°12'21.4"E

Commissioned by City of Sydney Council for Green Square Community and Cultural Precinct

Collaborators:
Sydney Design Collective and Bates Landscapes.

" Bottle trees fascinate me because of their sculptural quality, their character and charm. Their visible growth can also become a visual analogy to the expected growth and maturity of the Green Square community "

While I Live I will Grow connects strongly with the site, which was once part of a series of wetlands that were drained to make way for development and industry, leading to drought and flooding. The bottle trees signify this local history and the water management strategies that are a key aspect of the Green Square renewal project.

Maria Fernanda Cardoso said of her work:

“Part of the brief for the project was to address issues of water management in Green Square. I thought, what could be more physically and formally visible than the shaped trunk of a bottle tree? They expand and contract in times of flood or drought, and they never seem stressed. Not only beautiful, this species has developed a very elegant Australian water management strategy.”

City Art. “While I Live I Will Grow.” City of Sydney.

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