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Golden Water Mouth Tree

Sculpture created by Lin Li from a dead Yellow Box tree with 23 carat gold leaf and terracotta tile to mark the entry to the symbolic village of Chinatown. This artwork incorporates Shui Kou elements of wood, water, earth and gold together with native Australian species. It evokes memories of the Chinese arrival in Australia—the ”New Gold Mountain.

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Constructed
1999
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