Genestreaming Sculptures

A Journey through Deep Time into Culture & Conservation

Nation Wide Tourism Trail Initiative

Genestreaming team – Aunty Carol Pettersen, Ben Beeton, Mali Moir, Gary Muir, Mark Hewson, Jenny Wilson, Darrel Campbell, Glenn Hoskins

The Genestreaming national sculpture trail project connects first nations art with nature journaling, science and conservation awareness through sculptures that depict site specific evolutionary trees of 15 local species plus humans. We create both physical and AR sculptures. We have a sculpture at Singapore Gardens by the Bay and have just opened a trail of sculptures in the South West WA as well as the Bunya Mountains and Alice Springs. The project is all about memory in the macrocosm and microcosm of Earth sciences & culture expressed through art.

Our objective is to develop a national and international tourism trail of Genestreaming sculptures which focus on bringing science and culture together through art to promote conservation awareness. To achieve this goal we are looking to work with shires, local organisations and conservation organisations to establish multiple Genestreaming sculptures in each state, territory and nation.

Singapore Gardens by the Bay Genestreaming Sculpture

When people walk into the sculpture they are walking into a giant phylogenetic tree which connects the selected regional species in geological time. The sculptures have their origins in virtual reality teaching tools developed to comprehend the Tree of Life.

Through the participation of communities across Australia and abroad our vision is to facilitate new possibilities for engagement in conservation, education and the arts. When undertaking the field naturalist work we seek to consult with local people who are involved in conservation efforts. This initiative focuses on bringing local people together in order to address the serious challenges of habitat loss, growing numbers of endangered species and climate change.

Genestreaming sculptures feature the artwork of first nations artists of the region on the outside of the sculpture and field naturalist art focusing on local ecosystems, endangered species and their deep time shared ancestry on the inside of the sculpture.

Every location features a unique phylogenetic tree which reflects the evolutionary stories of local species.

Twin Creeks WA Genestreaming Sculpture

Northcliffe Genestreaming

Denmark Genestreaming

Bremer Bay Genestreaming

Ravensthorpe Genestreaming

Wave Rock Genestreaming

We received funding from Lotterywest to develop the first tourism trail of Genestreaming Sculptures which we envisage will be the beginning of the national and international tourism trails of Genestreaming Sculptures.

20230727 Lotterywest – The Gondwana Link Genestreaming Sculptures Trail funding cheque presentation in Albany and National Regional and Economic Development Summit presentation in Toowoomba. We would also like to express our sincere gratitude to the in-kind support for our project provided by BlueScope Steel, Vulcan, Signarama, Rollform, Torbay Glass Studios, Hartway Galvanizers & DDC Engineering.

Singapore Gardens by the Bay Genestreaming Sculpture

Internal Art of the Genestreaming Sculpture for Singapore Gardens by the Bay

Bunya Mountains Genestreaming Sculpture

Testing the Augmented Reality Genestreaming Sculpture at Mount Magnet

At Mount Magnet we created a digital mural which featured all of the contributing artwork in the sculpture. At Mount Magnet they placed their mural in the local visitors information center.

The mural at Mount Magnet has been very successful in promoting the project.

Augmented Reality Genestreaming Sculpture in Kellerberrin

Augmented Reality Genestreaming Sculpture in Alice Springs

Capel Augmented Reality Sculpture

These films provide an overview of our project

These films provide perspectives on the Genestreaming Sculptures from co-founders Aunty Carol Pettersen, Ben Beeton, the head of Gondwana Link Keith Bradby and other core project participants