71. Gishka Van Ree

71. Gishka Van Ree

Title: Winter in the Veale Gardens on walyu yarta root ground
Category: General
Dimensions (cm): 29h x 47w
Medium: Graphite Pencil On Acid Free Cartridge Paper

Statement:

Walyu Yarta {root} ground is the Kaurna name for the Veale Gardens site.Built in 1963 by Bill Veale who was inspired with a new vision for transforming Adelaide Park Lands into a series of landscape gardens after an overseas study tour.

The Veale Gardens exhibits the serpentine style canal through the centre, another connection to the dreaming in indigenous society.

Additional Artists: Johannnus Paulus Gysbert