Lie of the Land | Universal Symbols of Home

12.18.2017 – South Australia has so many interesting places or installations and some of them where just outside the City of Adelaide. Personally headed to Hamra Centre Library that afternoon and it was a 3.6 km walk out of the city to the venue that seemingly impossible for some who never really tried it. So setting out to take a bus instead is a bit cost saving on a Sunday besides exercise is good to stretch out the legs. You may be surprised to see something interesting whenever you pass through the route you’ve set out to that destination.

There have been too many green spaces outside the city and the Government of South Australia is very conservative about its structure why Adelaide is one of the places to make the visit. Everything in this state has structure to make sure its aligned and trying to balance the concrete and nature around the area. If this was somewhere else the open spaces and the structure won’t be well-planned and all you see is taller buildings and way too many condominiums occupying the place.

South Australia is also supportive about the artists in beautifications and set up around the city so this structure you’ll see is not created by an indigenous tribe, but the artists involved in 2004 paid tribute to those who came before it became the Australia of its present state. At first reaction for seeing this so many times on a bus heading home or in car going to the city I thought this was a bunch of tombs. But it turns out to be art installations to celebrate the Centenary of Federation of 2001.







Its one part of interesting things you’ll find in this park reserve outside Adelaide. It’s actually a huge place unexplored for some who never get to pass through this area. I happen to pass by as I’ve seen these installations several times, but don’t know what they actually where. They appear like naturally built by the earlier people, but the revelation was something of a surprise than shock and yes, they’re not tombs.

It was made to paid tribute to the original custodians and traditional owners of the Kaurna People who have kept their history and culture up to 1860 as written in the dedication plaque and description how the installations where made and when it was formally revealed in this area.





There’s so much to explore about some areas in and out of Adelaide you just have to explore it without the need to drive or just using a bicycle to move around what to see and these ones can be seen along Sir Donald Bradman Drive a long highway stretching through and you’re not going to miss it as its located in this big Park Land just outside of Adelaide you just need to walk your way to get close and appreciate the artistry Aleks Danko and Jude Walton has done for this installation and at the same time paying respects to those who lived before this plains.