Riverbanks College B-12

Description:

These series of artworks by mantirridesign were installed at Riverbanks College at Angle Vale SA in 2021 and are part of the $233M SA Schools PPP Project (Aldinga and Angle Vale). Local Kaurna sites of cultural significance along with local flora and fauna are depicted within the artworks to provide students with a sense of place and to encourage them to; visit and respect the sites, understand who has come before, who the Kaurna people are today and to continue on with telling these stories in the future.

At the main entrance to the college standing 4.0m high is the a metal sculpture of a red gum tree that reveals local fauna of the Gawler River area and on the other side highlights local sites of Kaurna cultural significance. Several hidden stone carvings are integrated into nature play areas and wild edges around the college for students to explore, discover and interpret. These carvings are of local fauna that can be found at the sites of significance across the Angle Vale landscape. The last set of artworks are blasted into a number of concrete plaza areas in large swathes across the college grounds. These impressions show some the local fauna and flora amongst river pebbles that can be found in the local Angle Vale and Gawler River landscape.