Artist statement

Memories are just moments…movements in time, sprinkled with ‘What if?’ Inspired by native Australian flora and fauna, this work features the Running Postman (Kennedia prostrat), Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) and dusky blue budya budya butterflies (Candalides hyacinthina).

This artwork contains an augmented reality (AR) element, produced in collaboration with Helena Papageorgiou and EyeJack. You can view the AR of Vandal’s work online here.

To activate the artwork in Scott Alley, scan the QR code and hold your smartphone camera in front of the artwork.

About the artist

Tricia ‘Vandal’ Van Der-Kuyp is a proud Wiradjuri woman and Melbourne-based mixed media artist (Bundadhaany).

Her art tends to focus on promoting indigenous flora and fauna, and critically endangered animals. It is distinctive, bold, energetic and full of imagination, love and whimsy. Her work has been described as ‘a wonderment for the eyes and a spark plug for the mind’.

Photography by James Henry.