Elizabeth Baillie Park Genestreaming Sculpture

Webpage Contents

Two Page Written Proposal
Former Genestreaming Sculpture Projects
Team Biographies for the Elizabeth Baillie Park Genestreaming Sculpture
Concept Design for Elizabeth Baillie Park Genestreaming Sculpture
Concept Design for External Art of the Elizabeth Baillie Park Genestreaming Sculpture
Examples of External First Nations Art from previous Genestreaming Sculpture projects
Research for the Evolutionary Tree Base Plate
Field Naturalist approach for Internal Art of the Elizabeth Baillie Park Genestreaming Sculpture
Explore Nature Journaling Resource Kit Community Access
Proposed Location
Engineering Designs
Materials used in fabrication
Recommended Cleaning Process
Augmented Reality Genestreaming Sculpture
Letters of Support
External & Internal artworks displayed together
Perspectives from Contributors

Two Page Written Proposal

The Elizabeth Baillie Park Genestreaming Sculpture

A Journey through Local Noongar Culture, Conservation & Deep Time in Art

Submission Team: Jade Dolman/JD Penangke, Dr Noel Nannup, Aunty Carol Pettersen, Mali Moir & Ben Beeton

Through public art and new technology, the Elizabeth Baillie Park Genestreaming Sculpture will connect First Nations art with nature journaling, local heritage themes, culture, science, conservation initiatives & interactive Augmented Reality.

We propose to develop this project through meaningful engagement. Elders, environmental experts and youth will be actively involved through consultation and in the creative process. Traditional language will be incorporated into the art where culturally appropriate, strengthening place-based identity and connection. The success of this project will be measured not only by the completed installation, but by its ability to foster ongoing dialogue, reflection, conservation awareness and healing — creating a public artwork that is owned by community, respected by place, and valued over time.

The sculpture will recount a journey of cultural and conservation connections encompassing Elizabeth Baillie Park, Jirdarup Bushland & Derbal Yerrigan/Swan River. It will feature the artwork of first nations art of the region on the outside of the sculpture and field naturalist art focusing on local ecosystems, the local geological story, endangered species, and their shared ancestry through deep time on the inside of the sculpture. The sculpture will feature a unique phylogenetic tree which shares the connected ancestry of local species in the Victoria Park region with humans. Our sculpture will be connected to an interactive Augmented Reality sculpture showcasing First Nations art with nature journaling and deep time past and future. Here is an example of what the Elizabeth Baillie Park Genestreaming Sculpture webpage will look like with a link to the Augmented Reality experience on a modern phone or ipad – https://www.genestreaming.com/genestreaming-journey-sculpture-2025-bremer-bay/

If developed this sculpture will become the Perth connection of the national tourism trail of Genestreaming sculptures. We currently have projects in Qld, NT, WA and Singapore Gardens by the Bay. With the proven participation of communities across Australia and abroad the Genestreaming Sculptures national trail program facilitates new possibilities for Education, Cultural Tourism & Eco-Tourism engagement.

Project Consultants (letters of support provided) include:

Vivienne Hansen –author of Noongar Bush Medicine, Medicine Plants of the South West. She supports the Genestreaming Sculpture project and is happy to act as a consultant to the project in guiding our team in which plants to include to promote an awareness of bush medicine in the community.
Friends of Jirdarup Bushland – The group are very happy to help us learn about the native ecology of the area, in particular around the Jirdarup Bushland.
River Guardians is a program that engages the community on matters relating to the Swan and Canning rivers
The Western Australian Herbarium which supports the initiative and is happy to consult with our team and provide digital images of plant specimens for display in the sculptures.
Professor Hans Lambers – Professor Lambers actively promotes increased community awareness of plant diversity in Perth. He has received national and international honours in recognition of his contributions to plant physiology and ecology and received multiple honorary awards for research and teaching.
GeoParks WA are the auspicing body for our project.

If selected we will connect with local elders and work with our consultants to inform the Genestreaming sculpture which, focusing on the themes below, will take visitors on a cultural, ecological and deep time journey through Victoria Park. The sculpture will depict these narratives through cultural art and in field naturalist art style on the different sides of each of the petals of the sculpture.

The external Noongar artwork on the left and right entrance petals (petal 1 and petal 15) is designed to connect to the surrounding petals of the sculpture (petal 2 to petal 14). The artwork on the entrance petals will be created by local Noongar artist Jade Dolman. The remaining surrounding petals, designed and led by Jade Dolman will be created in consultation with local elders and important community knowledge holders. Through a workshop school students will be given the opportunity to participate in creating the art for petals 2 to 14.

With community participation the field naturalist art will focus on cultural connections with the local ecosystems, the local geological story, endangered species, and their shared ancestry through deep time on the inside of the sculpture. Ben Beeton & Mali Moir will consult with Vivienne Hansen, Friends of Jirdarup Bushland, The Western Australian Herbarium, Professor Hans Lambers & River Guardians in the creation of the field naturalist artwork for the project. The community will have 2 months free access to the explore nature journaling resource kit which will provide guidance in the creation of nature journaling art that community individuals can submit for inclusion in the field naturalist art featured in the sculpture. https://sciart.com.au/theartofnatureschool/ Photographer Steve Parish has offered his extensive photographic library for use in the genestreaming sculptures initiative. We will incorporate photographs of species from the Victoria Park region in the sculpture.

The theme of Community Wellbeing and the broader legacy of the site as a place of support, healing, and connection will be reflected in the Aboriginal art which will draw on stories of Country, resilience, and cultural continuity to honour the site as a place of support, healing, and connection. The engagement of Youth is critical, to ensure a respectful sense of ‘ownership’. Through form, materials, and symbolism, the sculpture will invite reflection, create a welcoming gathering point, and acknowledge the role of Elders and community in nurturing wellbeing. In doing so, it aims to strengthen pride, deepen understanding, and offer a lasting legacy for future generations. Community engagement associated with the public artwork will be centred on cultural leadership, participation, and respectful storytelling. Elders and knowledge-holders will be invited to share stories of Country, resilience, and healing. The sculpture both physically and through its animated Augmented Reality interactive enhancements will connect the community and particularly youth to Deep Time of which we are all the children of.

The theme of Maternity and Motherhood and the role of women as mothers and caregivers, and the importance of nurturing in shaping families and communities will be reflected in the Aboriginal art because the artwork will honour women as life-givers, protectors, and teachers, highlighting the strength and tenderness at the heart of families and community. Through symbolism drawn from Country the sculpture will reflect maternity, caregiving, and the nurturing of future generations. It will invite quiet reflection and gratitude for the central role of women in sustaining culture, identity, and wellbeing. Particular focus will be given to cultural knowledge of medicine plants through Vivienne Hansen’s work. A key focus of the program will be the engagement of young women through culturally safe learning spaces led by respected Elders and female knowledge-holders. This language-based approach supports intergenerational transmission of knowledge while ensuring that the themes of women’s resilience, care and leadership are embedded authentically within the artwork and the broader project outcomes.

The theme of Symbolic Connections and conceptual approaches that reference healing, strength, and care-giving will be reflected through symbolic connections through forms that suggest shelter, circles of support, and pathways of renewal. By drawing on motifs that speak to healing, strength, and care-giving, the sculpture will evoke the way community holds and restores its people. Layers of meaning — in materials, pattern, and story — will invite viewers to reflect on shared responsibility, resilience, and the power of caring for one another and for Country.

The theme of Healthcare Heritage and the site’s evolution from maternity care to influenza response, tuberculosis treatment, child health, and psychiatric care will be reflected in the Aboriginal art though visual acknowledgement of the layered healthcare history of the site — from maternity care to responses to disease and mental health — by recognising it as a place where many lives have been held, healed, and, at times, challenged. Through symbolic references to cycles of illness and recovery, the sculpture will speak to resilience, learning, and the evolving ways we care for one another. It will honour the stories of patients, families, staff, and community, while offering a respectful space for remembrance, reflection, and hope whilst acknowledging important bush medicine plants. A key focus will be engaging community through the teaching and revival of Noongar language, so that words, meanings, and place-names carried by Country are reflected in the artwork and passed on to younger generations.

The theme of Working Women and honouring women leaders whose resilience and industriousness contributed to society will be reflected through visually paying tribute to working women — Elders, carers, nurses, teachers, cleaners, cultural leaders and community builders — whose quiet resilience and labour have sustained families and society. Through strong, upright forms and motifs that suggest cooperation and shared effort, the sculpture will celebrate women’s leadership, skill, and determination. It will stand as a reminder that the progress of our communities has been shaped — and continues to be shaped — by the strength and wisdom of women. A key focus of the program will be the engagement of young women through culturally safe learning spaces led by respected Elders and female knowledge-holders. Workshops will introduce language connected to include local female leadership. Through guided yarning, creative activities and hands-on participation in the artwork process. Young women will build pride in identity, strengthen cultural knowledge, and develop confidence as future community leaders. This language-based approach supports intergenerational transmission of knowledge while ensuring that the themes of women’s resilience, care and leadership are embedded authentically within the artwork and the broader project outcomes.

Our installation team have installed 5 Genestreaming Sculptures, they will ensure the project meets all government and Town of Victoria Park standards for materials, structural safety, Occupational Safety and Health Act regulations and any other relevant industry standards.

We will supply the structural engineers certified drawings of the footing requirements and consult with council regarding the timing of the foundation work and subsequent sculpture delivery and installation. The sculpture installation time on the completed foundations will be no more than one day.

Fabrication will be undertaken by Roll Form WA, the sculpture is constructed of galvanised steel and stainless steel with double sided prints on aluminum with an anti-Graffiti Laminate, the printing has a 7-year warranty.

Our team will manage the sculpture installation in accordance with approved documentation, including the management of any subcontractors as well as transport and installation of the artwork on site.

We will maintain a safe site during assembly of the sculpture and the progress will be visually obvious, which when completed we will submit final documentation.

Our fabricator Roll Form WA agrees to a 12-month defects liability period that will apply from the date of practical completion and acceptance.

Former Genestreaming Sculpture Projects

Genestreaming Sculptures National Tourism Trail Vision – A Journey through Culture, Conservation & Deep Time

2025 Wave Rock Genestreaming Augmented Reality Sculpture

2025 Ravensthorpe Genestreaming Sculpture

2025 Bremer Bay Genestreaming Sculpture

2025 Denmark Genestreaming Journey Sculpture

2025 Northcliffe Genestreaming Sculpture

2025 Capel Genestreaming Augmented Reality Sculpture

2024 Singapore Gardens by the Bay – Genestreaming Sculpture – Bunya Mountains to Boyce Gardens Toowoomba

2024 Alice Springs Genestreaming Augmented Reality Sculpture

2022/23 Kellerberrin Genestreaming Augmented Reality Sculpture

2022 Bonye Bair (Bunya Mountains) Genestreaming Sculpture

2021 Mount Magnet Mural for Astro Rocks Festival Artist Residency with AR Beta Test of a Genestreaming Sculpture

2021 Twin Creeks Genestreaming Sculpture

Team Biographies for the Elizabeth Baillie Park Genestreaming Sculpture

Jade Dolman (JD Penangke)

Noongar Lead Artist

Jade Dolman (JD Penangke) is a First Nations mural artist with connections to Whadjuk, Ballardong, and Arrernte country. Her work highlights the cultural and environmental significance of waterways, depicting organic landscapes and traditional tracks that have inspired the built world. She uses vibrant symbolism, bold colour contrasts and line work to depict movement and knowledge through her work. With 10 years of mural experience, she has created a strong portfolio of public art and contributed around 200 murals to the Perth region. She has notable work at the WA Visitors Centre, Perth Airport, Metronet, Nespresso, and several shopping centres including her largest piece to date at Morley Galleria spanning across 700 squared metres. Jade also designed the 2025 AFL Indigenous All Stars guernsey, the 2024 Hawthorn Football Club Indigenous guernseys, and the 2021–2023 Scorchers Indigenous kit. In 2024, she debuted her solo exhibition Boybidi / Smoke Trails and was a finalist for the Young Achiever Awards in Indigenous Community Leadership. Recognised as the 2023 Young Entrepreneur of the Year by the Indigenous Emerging Business Forum, Jade’s art is a powerful tool for storytelling, cultural preservation, and environmental advocacy.

Dr Noel Nannup OAM

Project Ambassador, Cultural Consultant

Dr Noel Nannup OAM is a well-respected Nyoongar Elder. He created the map of the Dreaming Trails of the South West and is a heritage consultant. He has been named NAIDOC Male Elder of the Year, and is ECU’s Elder in Residence. He is a known story teller and cultural guide, instructor and mentor. Throughout Noel’s life he has worked to promote public awareness of the importance of caring for the environment. His career has been dedicated to educating young Western Australians about the rich cultural heritage of Aboriginal people and their lands; and, throughout that process, Noel has played an active and leading role in reconciliation. He has presented with Professor Steve Hopper on SYNERGIES: Walking Together – Belonging to Country.

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Aunty Carol Pettersen OAM

Co-founder of the Genestreaming Sculptures Initiative, Project Ambassador, Cultural Advisor

Aunty Carol Pettersen OAM is a Justice of the Peace, cultural advisor wer Elder belonging to the Minung-Gnudju people of the Noongar Nation in the southwest of Western Australia. She was born at Gnowangerup Mission wer is the daughter of Kathleen Gray wer the granddaughter of Johnny Knapp. Carol is also the Co-Founder Indigenous Children’s Hygiene Initiative. In 2015, The City of Albany recognised the work wer dedication by Carol over decades in Albany by renaming the Albany Town Hall after her. As a Justice of the Peace, Carol is involved with the Mubarn Maaman as an advocate for social justice on behalf of Noongar moort. She has authored several books to promote and preserve Noongar language and culture. Carol’s passion is the reconstruction of an Indigenous interpretive trail to honour the Gnudju women. These women walked from Esperance to Albany and back to supported their husbands who were taken from Esperance and jailed in Albany for breaching the WA Native Welfare act of 1905 (masters and servants act for insorbordination). The reconstruction of the trail will trace the footsteps of these brave women and breathe life into their traditional walk trail. Carol’s other passion is ensuring that her grandchildren and great-grandchildren have the opportunity to embrace their language and culture through traditional experiences.

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Ben Beeton

Genestreaming Sculpture Design & Co-founder/ Field Naturalist Artist

Ben Beeton has completed over 40 artist residency projects around Australia and abroad focusing on the ecology, geology and deep time history of natural systems. Alongside designing the Genestreams toolkit for exploring the Tree of Life and the Genestreams Sculptures Ben Beeton is the creator of the SciArt website. “My art drops a thread through aspects of the ecology, geology and deep time history of natural systems. My process of creating art is a learning experience from which has grown an active interest in scientific model making. As I travelled across Australia and abroad learning from scientists, indigenous elders and conservationists about the special natural environments which they studied and cared for, I envisaged an interactive educational website that would share their stories of country. As a consequence I developed SciArt, a website which along with showcasing my art allows access to the knowledge shared with me by many learned people that has inspired my art. I have completed many artist residency projects focusing on the study of natural systems across Australia including being invited to accompany the Burke & Wills Environmental Expedition as artist. I am convinced that the Tree of Life is a hugely underutilized resource from which we can gain a deeper understanding of connectivity between all of life on Earth. It was for this reason that I developed the Genestreams toolkit. I am, with Aunty Carol a co-founder of the Genestreams Sculptures program which followed on from an inspiring question from Aunty Carol Pettersen. I am a co-founder of the Art of Nature School with Mali Moir“.

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Mali Moir

Scientific Illustration / Botanical Illustration Workshops

Mali Moir has an extensive history in scientific illustration and field naturalist projects, an award-winning Botanical, Scientific and Natural History Artist and teacher who began her career at the National Herbarium of Victoria as a major contributor to Flora of Victoria and other scientific publications. By working closely with botanists, Mali has gained an understanding of the importance of scientific accuracy and the fundamentals of precise and thorough depiction of details. Mali’s field experiences include Expedition Artist with Museum Victoria & French Natural History Museum’s ‘Our Planet Revisited PNG’. In Australia she led ‘Beckler’s Botanical Bounty’ a 10-year project encompassing Art Science History & Country where dedicated enthusiasts re-collected, documented & illustrated plant species originally collected on the Burke & Wills expedition in 1860. Currently Mali works in collaboration with artist Ben Beeton on the Genestreaming Sculpture Australia wide project. Co-founder of Art of Nature School, developing online teaching programs focusing on natural history art and nature journaling to promote the value of engaging in the richness of our natural world. Mali’s interest in conservation and threatened species documentation contributes to her belief that ‘artists make science visible’. Working in the Accurate Realism style, Mali combines her fascination for the natural sciences with an active desire to render works of art with beauty, character and scientific integrity.

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Gary Muir

Phylogenetic Tree Research for the Genestreaming Journey Sculptures, Science Communicator

Gary Muir has, for the past 25 years, eco-guide Gary Muir has run the famous WOW Wilderness Eco-Cruises in the heart of the Walpole Nornalup National Park and the Walpole and Nornalup Inlets Marine Park. Through his business and connection with the community, his is able to share his passion for this remarkable part of the world which he and his family have been connected to for generations. Gary won the FACET Golden Guide Award in 2003 after nearly a decade of guiding with WOW Wilderness Eco-Cruises. Gary is a Parks Ambassador. Gary was involved in the development of the Valley of Giants Tree Top Walk.

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Mark Hewson

Sculptures Construction Project Manager

Mark Hewson has a long history in designing and building public artworks in the region. He is also the co-owner of Torbay Glass Studios. In 2006 Mark was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to study architectural glass techniques in Iceland, Europe, America and New Zealand. Mark and Paris are members of Australian and international glass societies.

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Dr Alan Briggs

President of GeoParks WA – Auspicing body for the project / Project Ambassador

After 40 years in Western Australian government working in forestry, land conservation and management; recreation and tourism; a 3-year appointment as Policy Officer (Forests) to the Minister for Forests, and 5-years managing the Natural Heritage program in the WA National Trust, Alan retired from the government in 2010. Using his MBA (Tourism, Edith Cowan University), Alan lectured in a range of tourism units at ECU from 1997, becoming an Adjunct Lecture in 2009. In 2010, Alan lectured full time in tourism at Murdoch University (2011), reappointed part time in 2012 to mid-2016. Alan established Natural Heritage and Culture (NHC) for consultancy work, is still a FACET member, and has strong interests in Eco-tourism, Geo-tourism, and Geo-parks as well as Indigenous engagement in land management, tourism and Geoparks. Alan studied towards a PhD (2012, Murdoch University) focusing on stakeholder perceptions of establishing a Geopark in the Wheatbelt of Western Australia.

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Professor Stephen Donald Hopper AC FLS FTSE

Project Ambassador, Scientific Consultant

Professor Stephen Donald Hopper AC FLS FTSE is a Western Australian botanist. He graduated in Biology, specialising in conservation biology and vascular plants. Hopper has written eight books, and has over 200 publications to his name. He was Director of Kings Park in Perth for seven years, and CEO of the Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority for five. He is currently Foundation Professor of Plant Conservation Biology at The University of Western Australia. He was Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew from 2006 to 2012. Professor Hopper collaborates with Noongar elders in the south-west to better understand through an ancient knowledge-system how “one of the richest cultures on the planet” interacts with the landscape. Here is author of the OCBIL (old, climatically buffered, infertile landscapes) theory and a strong supporter of the Gonwana Link program.

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Steve Parish OAM

Photographer, Naturalist, Author and Publisher

Steve is a passionate and highly motivational speaker, writer, teacher and photographic artist, and one of few Australian photographers who can look back over five-plus decades of photography across a range of Australian social and natural history subjects. Steve pioneered underwater nature photography with the Australian Museum, leading to his first publishing ventures in the late ’60s. He now manages the nation’s largest and most comprehensive privately owned photographic library; this vast resource has created all his projects. Steve started publishing in dive magazines in Australia and New Zealand at 18. Since then, he has shared his work with the Australian community through thousands of publications, talks, exhibitions, and public events. In 1985, Steve Parish launched the signature brand Steve Parish Publishing. Over thirty four years, Steve’s brand became a significant award-winning multimillion-dollar business. The team created an extensive Australian and Natural History publication program across many categories for all ages. Today, Steve resides in the Blackall Range on the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, where he and his partner are building an autonomous family community. From his digital studio, he and his family steer Steve Parish – Nature Connect, an internet portal that offers publishing, library services, fine art decor, and photographic education Australia-wide.

Concept Design for Elizabeth Baillie Park Genestreaming Sculpture

Twin Creeks Genestreaming Sculpture – Left to right: Dr Noel Nannup Project ambassador & cultural advisor, Aunty Carol Pettersen cofounder/cultural advisor, Mali Moir scientific illustrator, botanical illustration workshops, Ben Beeton cofounder/sculpture design/field naturalist art

Denmark Genestreaming Sculpture -Left to right: Mark Hewson – engineering/structural design, Aunty Carol Pettersen – co-founder/cultural advisor, Ben Beeton co-founder, sculpture design, field naturalist art, Mali Moir – scientific illustrator, botanical illustration workshops, Gary Muir – shared ancestry research.

Bremer Bay Genestreaming Sculpture

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Concept Design for External Art of the Elizabeth Baillie Park Genestreaming Sculpture by Jade Dolman (JD Penangke)

The image below is a plan of the 15 external petals of the sculpture. Petals 1 and 15 are the two sides of the sculptures entrance.

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Visual Concept Layout – Children’s artwork will populate 13 central petals. External Art petals from petal 2 to petal 14 will be created through a project at a local school guided and curated by Penangke to ensure cultural integrity and artistic cohesion. There will be much more detail in the completed artwork.

Visual Concept Design – The artwork for the external petals will be designed and led by local Noongar, Arrernte artist JD Penangke, informed through cultural consultation with local Elders and community knowledge holders. Entrance petals 1 and 15 will be solely designed by Penangke, establishing the overarching visual and cultural narrative. The remaining petals (2–14) will incorporate illustrated contributions from local youth, guided and curated by Penangke to ensure cultural integrity and artistic cohesion.

Previous Community Artworks by Jade Dolman (JD Penangke)

Example of former project: Jade Dolman (JD Penangke) Mural West Beechboro Primary School

Jade Dolman (JD Penangke) Art Workshop Emmanual College

Morley Galleria Public Art Project (2025)

Supporting documentation

https://www.bayswater.wa.gov.au/city-and-council/news/2025/july/public-art-project-strengthens-connection-to-cultu

https://apparatus.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/P24-32-GAL-MOR-Brochure.pdf

Jade Dolman (JD Penangke) films – https://www.jdpenangke.com/timelapse

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/23Noa2iivdU

Examples of First Nations Art from previous Genestreaming Sculpture projects

Research for the Evolutionary Tree Base Plate

The sculpture will feature a unique phylogenetic tree which shares the connected ancestry of local species in the Victoria Park region with humans.

Denmark Genestreaming Sculpture

Field Naturalist Approach for Internal Art of the Elizabeth Baillie Park Genestreaming Sculpture

Explore Nature Journaling Resource Kit Community Access

The Art of Nature School will make their online “Explore Nature Journaling Resource Kit” accessible via a coupon to the residence of Victoria Park for two months as a guide for field naturalist art contributions. Explore Nature Journaling – Discover world of nature journaling. From drawing, painting, writing & family activities to photography on your phone & mind mapping. Engage deeper with nature & cherish your memories in your nature journal.

Explore Nature Journaling Resource Kit

Resource Kit 1: Easy, quick and fun. Sketching, colouring and painting techniques for Nature Journaling
Resource Kit 2: Colour Recipes & Colour Mixing Theory
Resource Kit 3: Expressive Drawing Tools and Techniques
Resource Kit 4: Writing & Turning Your Nature Journal into an E-Book
Resource Kit 5: Innovative Fun with Photography on your Phone
Resource Kit 6: Nature Journaling Activities with Children
Resource Kit 7: Fun Collaborative Drawing for Couples, Families & Friends
Resource Kit 8: Flower Pressing and Eco-Dyeing
Resource Kit 9: Refine Your Drawings and Paintings at your Leisure
Resource Kit 10: Introduction to Botany
Resource Kit 11: How to Mind Map Connections in Nature
Resource Kit 12: Deep Time Nature Journaling – Behind the scenes in creating inspired murals
Bonus Section: Genestreaming Sculptures Public Art Program

Proposed Location

When on site our team members discussed a potential site for the sculpture between sites 3 and 8 which we have been told could potentially work. We are open to other sites as well. We have marked our proposed location with a small sculpture.

If developed this sculpture will become the Perth connection of the growing national tourism trail of Genestreaming sculptures. It will be the link between our established South West Trail and our planned future trail to connect from Perth to Kununurra.