Alice Springs Public Beautification AR Genestreaming Journey Sculpture

Project Co-founder Aunty Carol Pettersen with the Alice Springs Augmented Reality Genestreaming Sculpture

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is image002-1024x583.png

Art works created for the project

::

Through the Activate Alice Public Spaces Beautification Program this is the first sculpture in the Northern Territory of the Genestreaming Journey Sculptures National Tourism Trail. To experience the Genestreaming Journey Augmented Reality Sculpture for yourself as seen below please visit the Todd Street Mall in Alice Springs & stand outside the Visitors Information Center and click on the QR code.

::

Ben Beeton ABC Radio Interview

::

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Scott-898x1024.jpg
This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Public-Art-goes-viral2-1024x705.jpg
This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is AC-with-Alice-Springs-AR-Sculpture-1024x632.jpg
This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is p1-1024x398.jpg

The map below shows the sculptures that will have been installed across Australia by the end of 2025. Our objective is to establish a tourism trail of sculptures for the Northern Territory. To learn about the origins and aspirations of the Genestreaming Journey Sculptures National Tourism Trail project please click on this link https://sciart.com.au/genestreams-sculptures-nation-wide-tourism-trail-an-introduction/

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is image-10.png

::

Genestreaming Journey Sculpture Field Naturalist Artwork by Mali Moir & Ben Beeton of Art of Nature School



This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Alice-Springs-024-flat-small-1024x719.jpg



Contributing Aboriginal Artworks for the Genestreaming Journey Sculpture

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is 00-complette-Alice-Springs-Aboriginal-Artworks-small-1024x726.jpg



Contributing artists from left to right – Rosemary Pitjara, Cheryl Oliver, June Smith, Margaret Bloomfield, Delvine Pitjara Petyarre, Cecily Daniels, Eric Braedon Mbitjana, Esther Bruno Nangala, Gladys Daniels, Sabrina Spencer, Marie Ryder, Dora Mbitjana Awelye, Everlyn Young, June Bird Ngale, Patsy Ross.

Special thanks to This is Aboriginal Art – www.thisisaboriginalart.com.au and Keringke Arts www.keringkearts.com.au for their support.



::

Alice Springs Augmented Reality Genestreams Journey Sculpture

::

Selected Species



This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Selected-Species-List-1024x337.jpg

Evolutionary Tree Baseplate of Selected Species Shared Ancestry

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Alice-Springs-Base-Plate-2-1024x743.jpg

Selected Species Shared Ancestry Research by Gary Muir of WoW Wilderness

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Species-Shared-Ancestry-Research-1024x127.jpg
This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Alice-Springs-Species-Shared-Ancestry-Research-1-1024x357.jpg
This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Alice-Springs-Species-Shared-Ancestry-Research-2-1024x464.jpg
This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Alice-Springs-Species-Shared-Ancestry-Research-3-1024x309.jpg



::

Reflections on the Alice Springs Desert Park Artist Residency

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is image-1024x402.png

“In 2015 I was invited by Scott Pullyblank, the senior curator of the Alice Springs Desert Park to undertake an Artist Residency project at the park. The residency went for 3 months and afforded me with time to document the knowledge of many of the parks guides. The project provided a foundation to build on during the development of the Alice Springs Genestreaming Journey AR Sculpture in 2023 and I am very grateful to Scott and the team at Alice Springs Desert Park for the opportunity to undertake the residency project. Here is a listing of short films that I made at Alice Springs Desert Park which informed the artwork, just click on the dots on the artwork to view the films”. Ben Beeton

Senior Curator Scott Pullyblank introducing the Alice Springs Desert Park

MacDonnell Ranges Geology

Ranges & Gorges

Woodlands

Desert Rivers

Sand Country

Nocturnal House

Nocturnal Tour

Birds of the Region

Reptiles of the Region

Plants of the Region

Fish of the Region

Animal Icons of the Region

Central Australian Geology

Paleontology

Paleo-maps & Diagrams

The Night Sky

::

Tour guide Ben Price and artist Ben Beeton in conversation on the details of the Field Naturalist Artwork for the Alice Springs Genestreams Journey Sculpture



::

Plate Tectonics

Images of plate tectonics at the top of the artwork were sourced from the film “Continental Drift: 3.3 Billion Years”. Embed link below. In the artwork I have arranged a sequence of paleo maps along the 15 panels at the top of the image. They run in chronological order from 3 billion years ago to less then 100 million years.

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Plate-Tectonics-1024x381.jpg



::

Illustrations of Selected Species

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Alice-Springs-P2-A.jpg
This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Alice-Springs-P6-A.jpg
This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Alice-Springs-P6-B-1024x930.jpg
This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Alice-Springs-P1-A-871x1024.jpg
This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Alice-Springs-P3-A.jpg
This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Alice-Springs-P4-A.jpg
This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Alice-Springs-P4-B-1024x726.jpg
This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Alice-Springs-P5-B.jpg
This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Alice-Springs-P5-A.jpg
This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Alice-Springs-P7-A.jpg
This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Alice-Springs-P8-A-1024x817.jpg
This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Alice-Springs-P8-B.jpg
This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Alice-Springs-P9-A-1024x497.jpg
This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Alice-Springs-P9-B.jpg
This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Alice-Springs-P10-A.jpg
This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Alice-Springs-P11-A.jpg
This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Alice-Springs-P10-B.jpg
This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Alice-Springs-P12-A.jpg
This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Alice-Springs-P12-C-1024x575.jpg
This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Alice-Springs-P13-A.jpg
This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Alice-Springs-P13-B-1024x996.jpg
This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Alice-Springs-P14-B-1024x621.jpg
This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Alice-Springs-P14-C.jpg
This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Alice-Springs-P14-D-1024x340.jpg
This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Alice-Springs-P14-A-1024x825.jpg
This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Alice-Springs-P15-A.jpg



Aboriginal Artworks

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is rosemary_pitjara_bush_medicine_leaves_2023_acrylic_on_canvas_60x60cm-small.jpg

Rosemary Pitjara – Bush Medicine Leaves 2023 acrylic on canvas 60x60cm

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Cheryl-Oliver-140-23-small.jpg

Cheryl Oliver – Untitled

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is June-Smith-250-23-small.jpg

June Smith – Untitled

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Margaret-Bloomfield-97-22-small.jpg

Margaret Bloomfield – Untitled



This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Delvine_Pitjara_Petyarre_My_Country_2023_acrylic_on_canvas_90x120cm_small.jpg

Delvine Pitjara Petyarre – My Country – 2023 acrylic on canvas 90x120cm

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is cecily_daniels_napaltjarra_water_hole_dreaming_2023_acrylic_on_canvas_89x149cm-small.jpg

Cecily Daniels Napaltjarra – Water Hole Dreaming – 2023 acrylic on canvas

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Eric-braedon-mbitjana-two-men-cooking-kangaroo-2023_acrylic_on_canvas_45x60cm-small.jpg

Eric Braedon Mbitjana – Two men cooking kangaroo – 2023 acrylic on canvas 45x60cm

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Esther_Bruno_Nangala_Bush_Raisins_2022_acrylic_on_linen_90x118cm-small.jpg

Esther Bruno Nangala – Bush Raisins – 2022 acrylic on linen 90x118cm

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Gladys-daniels-sand-hill-dreaming-2023_acrylic_on_canvas_72x202cm-small-1024x373.jpg

Gladys Daniels – Sand Hill Dreaming – 2023 acrylic on canvas 72x202cm

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Sabrina_Spencer_Bush_onion_2022_acrylic_on_canvas_60x94cm-small.jpg

Sabrina Spencer – Bush Onion – 2022 acrylic on canvas 60x94cm

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Marie-ryder-women-picking-wild-bush-fruits-2019-acrylic-on-canvas-60x90cm-small.jpg

Marie Ryder – Women picking wild bush fruits – 2019 acrylic on canvas 60x90cm

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is dora-mbitjana_awelye_womens_body_paint_design_2022_acrylic_on_canvas_61x89cm-small.jpg

Dora Mbitjana Awelye – Women’s body paint design – 2022 acrylic on canvas 61x89cm

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Everlyn-Young-small.jpg

Everlyn Young Untitled

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is june_bird_ngale_alpar_rat-tailed_plant_2023_acrylic_on_canvas_129x93-small.jpg

June Bird Ngale Alpar – Rat tailed plant – 2023 acrylic on canvas 129x93cm

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is patsy-ross-waterhole-dreaming-2022-acrylic-on-canvas-50x149-1-small-1024x343.jpg

Patsy Ross – Waterhole-dreaming – 2022 acrylic on canvas 50x149cm

::

The Geology of the Regionthe Formation of Australia & The Super Continent Cycle

The MacDonnell Ranges, or Tjoritja in Arrernte, is a mountain range located in southern Northern Territory. MacDonnell Ranges is also the name given to an interim Australian bioregion broadly encompassing the mountain range, with an area of 3,929,444 hectares (9,709,870 acres). The range is a 644 km (400 mi) long series of mountains in central Australia, consisting of parallel ridges running to the east and west of Alice Springs. The mountain range contains many spectacular gaps and gorges as well as areas of Aboriginal significance. The films below created with tour guide Ben Price inspired this artwork.

Paleontology with Dr Adam Yates