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

Art works created for the project

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Through the Activate Alice Public Spaces Beautification Program this is the first sculpture in the Northern Territory of the Genestremes Journey Sculptures National Tourism Trail. To experience the Genestremes 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.


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Ben Beeton ABC Radio Interview
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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 Genestremes Journey Sculptures National Tourism Trail project please click on this link https://sciart.com.au/genestreams-sculptures-nation-wide-tourism-trail-an-introduction/

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

Contributing Aboriginal Artworks for the Genestremes Journey Sculpture

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.
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Alice Springs Augmented Reality Genestremes Journey Sculpture
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Selected Species

Evolutionary Tree Baseplate of Selected Species Shared Ancestry

Selected Species Shared Ancestry Research by Gary Muir of WoW Wilderness




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Reflections on the Alice Springs Desert Park Artist Residency

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

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Illustrations of Selected Species


























Aboriginal Artworks

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

Cheryl Oliver – Untitled

June Smith – Untitled

Margaret Bloomfield – Untitled

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Everlyn Young Untitled

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

Patsy Ross – Waterhole-dreaming – 2022 acrylic on canvas 50x149cm
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The Geology of the Region, the 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.
