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YOUR COMMUNITY NEWS • APR/MAY 2016 PAGE

Pen2Paper

(P2P) is an official publication of the

City of Port Adelaide Enfield (PAE) and is produced six

times a year. It is delivered to all residential properties

via letterbox distributors and to business properties via

Australia Post within the Council area.

Please submit your suggestions for articles to

publications@portenf.sa.gov.au

Due dates for next submission:

Deadline Issue 3

29 Apr • Dist: 31 May • Active for Jun/Jul

Disclaimer

Whilst every effort is made to report

community information fairly and accurately, the

Council accepts no responsibility for any errors

or omissions which may occur. The views of the

contributors are not necessarily shared by the

City of Port Adelaide Enfield (PAE).

Pass by the Athol Park workshop of

sculptor Gerry McMahon and you’ll

be drawn in by the smooth, soulful

sounds of the music he likes to

work to.

For the past several months a special

project for the Council has been

gradually taking shape – and once

finished, the new creations will be

installed along Prospect Road and at

the intersection of Prospect and Grand

Junction Roads.

The metal ‘baskets’ were

commissioned by the Council after

public consultation – to represent our

diverse and multicultural community.

Gerry said, “The pieces aim to embody

the whole community, embrace all

ethnicities and cultures, and create a

sense of unity thus granting ownership

of the artwork to all those living in this

community.

“The woven sculptural baskets are

a metaphor for the intertwining of

people; they support the notion of

uniting different people and their

respective cultures to form a diverse

and vibrant community.”

The series of sculptures represents the

cultures that are predominant in the

local community including people

identifying as being from Indigenous

Australia, India, Afghanistan

and Vietnam.

“Each woven strand signifies an

individual story, a journey, a dream,

an experience, “Gerry said.

“Combined together, the strands

signify these individual narratives to

form a uniting of thoughts, a sharing

of ideas and experiences. Each strand

may be weak and vulnerable by itself,

but as each one interconnects with

the others, a bond is formed, creating

strength and unity.”

Aside from creating sculptures, Gerry

spends time working with local

schools to help children develop their

artistic and design skills.

Two of Gerry’s sculptures have already

been installed; one outside the Kilburn

Community Centre in Gladstone

Avenue and the other near the corner

of Kintore Avenue and Prospect Road.

The remaining pieces will be installed

along the northern end of Prospect

Road and on the corner of Prospect

Road and Grand Junction Road

in April.

Sculpture Art

Gerry McMahon with one of his sculptures to be installed along Prospect Rd