Metro Tunnel Creative Program and Open House Melbourne, in partnership with Fed Square are pleased to present Creativity and Construction: Public Art and Infrastructure, as part of Melbourne Design Week.
In conversation with Namila Benson, contemporary artist Maree Clarke, designer Stephen Banham and architect Jefa Greenaway will share their experiences and stories creating permanent artworks for the Metro Tunnel Project and how their work is reshaping Melbourne’s urban landscape.
Maree, Stephen and Jefa will share how they navigated creativity, engineering and the complexities of working on a large infrastructure project, to create impactful public art, design and architecture for the Metro Tunnel project.
Maree Clarke’s line-wide artwork, Tracks is featured across each of the 5 new Metro Tunnel stations – Arden, Parkville, State Library, Town Hall and Anzac. The artwork comprises large scale floor mosaics created from coloured granite that showcases native fauna found across the traditional lands and waters of the 5 Kulin Nations clans.
Stephen Banham’s work, One Day in Our Park, a flood wall at the Metro Tunnel’s western entrance in Kensington is a playful and imaginative exploration of intimate and everyday stories that happen at the nearby JJ Holland Park. The design comprises mosaic tiles, referencing the precinct’s industrial heritage and was inspired by the local connection to the park.
Architect, academic and advocate, Jefa Greenaway has designed a generous green space nearby Anzac Station, featuring a rain garden fed by a pavilion canopy designed in the form of a She-Oak frond and incorporates endemic and Indigenous plant species. The reserve sits adjacent to endemic and Indigenous plant species and references Bunurong language, ensuring Melbourne’s history is celebrated in the city’s future development.
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