Rhizophora at Gatakers

The mosaic surrounds a historical faceplate from an industrial lathe at Gatakers Artspace in Maryborough Qld. It serves as an integral component of a sculptural water feature. The mosaic contextualises the stilted Rhizophora (mangrove) roots that emerge from lower trunks, like props descending downwards into the pond below. The work is a statement about the ecological importance of the Mangrove system that grows on the banks of the Mary River that flows through the town of Maryborough on the Fraser Coast in Queensland, Australia..