Illawarra Placed Landscape / past / Crown St Mall / 03.18 Wollongong
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Illawarra Placed Landscape (installation view) 2018
Dimensions vary
Palm tree, carved sandstone, structural steel and other materials
Crown Street Mall, Wollongong
![Mike Hewson: Palm pole - Crown Street Mall, Wollongong](https://mikehewson.s3.amazonaws.com/media/cache/51/e0/51e0429b9b02db2ca1d81c35a4c7a14c.jpg)
Palm pole 2018
Dimensions vary
Palm tree, structural steel, irrigation system and other materials
Crown Street Mall, Wollongong
![Mike Hewson: Forklift Rocks (installation view) - Crown Street Mall, Wollongong](https://mikehewson.s3.amazonaws.com/media/cache/c4/d4/c4d46d7294b782fe9c0b477d854500ee.jpg)
Forklift Rocks (installation view) 2018
Dimensions vary (average weight 3 ton)
Carved sandstone
Crown Street Mall, Wollongong
![Mike Hewson: Palm Seat (Church St) - Crown Street Mall, Wollongong](https://mikehewson.s3.amazonaws.com/media/cache/a3/21/a321a729db40173d4e83b794fef2bfb0.jpg)
Palm Seat (Church St) 2018
Dimensions vary
Palm tree, carved sandstone, structural steel and other materials
Crown Street Mall, Wollongong
![Mike Hewson: Palm Seat (Church St) DETAIL - Crown Street Mall, Wollongong](https://mikehewson.s3.amazonaws.com/media/cache/dd/96/dd969eb2a3da0432632046912a073292.jpg)
Palm Seat (Church St) DETAIL 2018
Dimensions vary
Palm tree, carved sandstone, structural steel and other materials
Crown Street Mall, Wollongong
![Mike Hewson: Palm Seat (Church St) - Crown Street Mall, Wollongong](https://mikehewson.s3.amazonaws.com/media/cache/67/88/67882b063991a15b79aa4415dfcf9257.jpg)
Palm Seat (Church St) 2018
Dimensions vary
Palm tree, carved sandstone, structural steel and other materials
Crown Street Mall, Wollongong
![Mike Hewson: Palm pole (installation view) - Crown Street Mall, Wollongong](https://mikehewson.s3.amazonaws.com/media/cache/fb/23/fb230970dd064a8c75f67cc2c1345240.jpg)
Palm pole (installation view) 2018
Dimensions vary
Palm tree, structural steel, irrigation system and other materials
Crown Street Mall, Wollongong
![Mike Hewson: Palm Seat (Kembla Street) - Crown Street Mall, Wollongong](https://mikehewson.s3.amazonaws.com/media/cache/69/6f/696f1e044c10be927a271798a8e2dd06.jpg)
Palm Seat (Kembla Street) 2018
Dimensions vary
Palm tree, carved sandstone, structural steel and other materials
Crown Street Mall, Wollongong
![Mike Hewson: Palm Seat (Kembla Street) - Crown Street Mall, Wollongong](https://mikehewson.s3.amazonaws.com/media/cache/0c/e6/0ce6740a89db97d5757d3da1935fa59b.jpg)
Palm Seat (Kembla Street) 2018
Dimensions vary
Palm tree, carved sandstone, structural steel and other materials
Crown Street Mall, Wollongong
![Mike Hewson: Landscape Playground - Crown Street Mall, Wollongong](https://mikehewson.s3.amazonaws.com/media/cache/31/29/3129c4b7b454bbad83a4567bfb1d7b2d.jpg)
Landscape Playground 2018
Dimensions vary
Palm tree, carved sandstone, structural steel and other materials
Crown Street Mall, Wollongong
![Mike Hewson: Landscape Playground - Crown St Mall](https://mikehewson.s3.amazonaws.com/media/cache/5f/3f/5f3fc3d097044bd2c0f53dd6b68d2fd8.jpg)
Landscape Playground 2018
Dimensions vary
Palm tree, carved sandstone, soft rubber flooring, structural steel and other materials
Crown St Mall
![Mike Hewson: Landscape Playground (installation view) - Crown Street Mall, Wollongong](https://mikehewson.s3.amazonaws.com/media/cache/71/8b/718bb260d90985f7e20f351ff7dd50e7.jpg)
Landscape Playground (installation view) 2018
Dimensions vary
Palm tree, carved sandstone, soft rubber flooring, structural steel and other materials
Crown Street Mall, Wollongong
![Mike Hewson: Landscape Playground (installation View) - Crown Street Mall, Wollongong](https://mikehewson.s3.amazonaws.com/media/cache/be/07/be070a09c419b43f55bf0d1de7daac85.jpg)
Landscape Playground (installation View) 2018
Dimensions vary
Palm tree, carved sandstone, soft rubber flooring, structural steel and other materials
Crown Street Mall, Wollongong
![Mike Hewson: Landscape Playground (Installation View) - Crown Street Mall, Wollongong](https://mikehewson.s3.amazonaws.com/media/cache/77/87/778787a653e0bea6a3127ec329a84888.jpg)
Landscape Playground (Installation View) 2018
Dimensions vary
Palm tree, carved sandstone, soft rubber flooring, structural steel and other materials
Crown Street Mall, Wollongong
![Mike Hewson: Landscape Playground (installation view) - Crown Street Mall, Wollongong](https://mikehewson.s3.amazonaws.com/media/cache/79/18/79186e787c93e0ba709ee2fcec3bc008.jpg)
Landscape Playground (installation view) 2018
Dimensions vary
Palm tree, carved sandstone, soft rubber flooring, structural steel and other materials
Crown Street Mall, Wollongong
![Mike Hewson: Landscape Playground (installation view) - Crown Street Mall, Wollongong](https://mikehewson.s3.amazonaws.com/media/cache/c7/39/c7391186467b0e5f3789afba215dbfa8.jpg)
Landscape Playground (installation view) 2018
Dimensions vary
Palm tree, carved sandstone, soft rubber flooring, structural steel and other materials
Crown Street Mall, Wollongong
![Mike Hewson: Landscape Playground (installation view) - Crown Street Mall, Wollongong](https://mikehewson.s3.amazonaws.com/media/cache/78/a4/78a4591265fd79dc3fab170ac0807cd2.jpg)
Landscape Playground (installation view) 2018
Dimensions vary
Palm tree, carved sandstone, soft rubber flooring, structural steel and other materials
Crown Street Mall, Wollongong
![Mike Hewson: Forklift Rocks (installation view) - Crown Street Mall, Wollongong](https://mikehewson.s3.amazonaws.com/media/cache/d1/85/d18591f0955f013db2874de81f3a818e.jpg)
Forklift Rocks (installation view) 2018
Dimensions vary (average weight 3 ton)
Carved sandstone
Crown Street Mall, Wollongong
![Mike Hewson: Forklift Rocks (installation view) - Crown Street Mall, Wollongong](https://mikehewson.s3.amazonaws.com/media/cache/a4/57/a4572ff3c5710fdc82ba5bcf81003864.jpg)
Forklift Rocks (installation view) 2018
Dimensions vary (average weight 3 ton)
Carved sandstone
Crown Street Mall, Wollongong
![Mike Hewson: Forklift Rocks (installation view) - Crown Street Mall, Wollongong](https://mikehewson.s3.amazonaws.com/media/cache/40/36/4036e914aec2c10a881814d62f40840a.jpg)
Forklift Rocks (installation view) 2018
Dimensions vary (average weight 3 ton)
Carved sandstone
Crown Street Mall, Wollongong
![Mike Hewson: Plan view layout of artwork - Crown Street Mall](https://mikehewson.s3.amazonaws.com/media/cache/d1/da/d1da319236acc896f0432f570822a2cf.jpg)
Plan view layout of artwork 2018
Dimensions vary
Showing extent of artwork in pedestrian mall
Crown Street Mall
![Mike Hewson: (Installation View) - Crown Street Mall, Wollongong](https://mikehewson.s3.amazonaws.com/media/cache/d9/29/d929d5000218a1d61f4fd33ee2a962a5.jpg)
(Installation View) 2018
Dimensions vary
Various materials
Crown Street Mall, Wollongong
Info
A public artwork comprising multiple elements across a 230-metre expanse of Crown Street Mall Wollongong. Hewson's award-winning permanent artwork physically brings local natural elements into the civic centre in a manner appearing both spontaneous and temporal. The work includes a 17-metre tall 'palm pole', palm seats, 42 no. 'forklift rocks' and a playground with three substantial rock formations quarried to order from Bundanoon Sandstone.
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I would like to say a special thanks to Troy Stratti of Bundanoon Sandstone who was an important collaborator and sponsor of the project, without his generous support the project could certainly not have happened. There were a number of other very generous contractors and consultants who donated time and materials to see this project materialise against signifcant odds - thank you so much for your support.
Mike