We've removed 4 dangerous and congested level crossings at Oakover Road, Bell Street, Cramer Street and Murray Road, and opened the new Bell and Preston stations.

Embedded Memory by local Preston artist Lisa Waup is the newest addition to the Darebin arts scene.

The artwork will be coming to Bell Station in spring as a celebration of First Nations cultural knowledge of the natural environment.

With a height of 2.4m, width of 2.9m and a diameter of 1.8m, the imposing new sculpture is fabricated from laser cut Corten steel.

Located between the northern entrance of Bell Station and Bell Street, the artwork will be highly visible to the local community and visitors.

The piece is designed to change with the seasons, as the shadow cast by the artwork changes throughout the year.

The interactive nature of the artwork will encourage people to explore and connect with the history and stories of the land​.

“Walking through the landscape during my first visit to this place, I felt the movement of the wind through the grass and the Eucalyptus trees,” Lisa Waup, the artist, said.

“This work begins with and acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung People, the traditional custodians of this land, and their unwavering ties to Country, waterways, community, and culture.”

"I was born in Preston – this adopted Country of mine holds numerous precious memories and opportunities. Through this piece, I want to boldly underscore the significance of the Wurundjeri, of ancestors, the past, present and future.”

Meet the artist

Lisa Waup is a mixed-cultural First Nations artist and curator.

As a multidisciplinary artist she works across many mediums, including weaving, print making, fashion and sculpture.

Themes from her artwork include lost history, ancestral relationships and the passage of time.

You can see another public piece from Waup from the Westgate Freeway with her recent artwork pathed between.

To see more of Lisa’s work, visit lisa-waup.com