While I Live, I Will Grow

This public artwork by Maria Fernanda Cardoso was commissioned by the City of Sydney Council in 2018 in Green Square, Sydney

https://mariafernandacardoso.com/d/public-art/public-artworks/while-i-live-i-will-grow/

https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/installations/while-i-live-i-will-grow.

Maria Fernanda describes her work as:

" Bottle trees fascinate me because of their sculptural quality, their character and charm. Their visible growth can also become a visual analogy to the expected growth and maturity of the Green Square community "
While I Live I will Grow connects strongly with the site, which was once part of a series of wetlands that were drained to make way for development and industry, leading to drought and flooding. The bottle trees signify this local history and the water management strategies that are a key aspect of the Green Square renewal project.

LOCI Design Collective collaborated on this project with public artist Maria Fernanda Cardoso. Supporting Maria Fernanda, our role included helping shape the Public Artists concept design through to detail design and documentation for construction.