𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨, 2026
Plants, hessian coffee sacks, bronze granite, blonde granite, salvaged steel, paint, soil, and gravel.
4 Langridge Street, Collingwood
By Anita King, in consultation with
@winsorkerr and
@sblastudio
𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 takes the form of a temporary grassland in the heart of Collingwood. The work transforms a single parking space into a site of potential, softening the hard city surface with a circular arrangement of hessian sacks and dancing grasses.
A test site, and part of my ongoing research into the garden as sculpture, and sculpture as garden. 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 returns native grassland species to Collingwood.
As the granite arrived onsite, I watched the weight of accumulated histories hover almost weightlessly before crashing onto the asphalt and splitting the surface open. That crack is now my favourite part of the work.
𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 will be activated through a series of performances and conversations over the coming months, follow
@4langridgestreet for updates.
In the meantime, stop by. Sit on a rock. Watch the grass grow and share some water with the plants.
Thanks to
@studiocallummorton for saying “just do it,”
@adamzaid for the drilling,
@winsorkerr for the chats,
@shannywins for the decisions,
@sblastudio for plant guidance and expertise,
@caseymoore for the photos,
@barbiekjar for the watering,
@trouthouse_ for the lifting,
@4langridgestreet for the site,
@finishing_school_designs for chats and labour,
@allpressespresso for the coffee sacks, and Dad for figuring things out.
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ɴᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ɢʀᴀꜱꜱʟᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴇꜱ
Common Wallaby Grass (𝘙𝘺𝘵𝘪𝘥𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘮), Bristly Wallaby Grass (𝘙𝘺𝘵𝘪𝘥𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘶𝘮), Plume Grass (𝘋𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘢), Velvet Tussock Grass (𝘗𝘰𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘪), Chocolate Lily (𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘮), Native Flax (𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘮 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘦), Kangaroo Grass (𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘢), Rough Spear-Grass (𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘢 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘣𝘳𝘢).
