Plants of the Pilbara

The Quarter
Thursday 9 May, 7am to 5pm
Free entry, All ages

Plants of the Pilbara is an immersive, 5-dimensional art installation by sculptor Carrissa Wu (aka Jotterbook Flowers) and perfumer-musician Ousogene Yeo. Viewers are invited to experience the magic of Western Australia’s native flora on a larger-than-life scale.

A clear dome structure spanning 3m tall and 5m in diameter will bring a cacophony of colour to the Red Earth Arts Festival, bursting at the seams with giant paper flowers handcrafted by Carrissa and the Jotterbook Flowers Team, spanning 1-2m wide.

As visitors enter the dome, they’ll feel as though they’ve been transformed into the size of a marbled gecko or a trapdoor spider, weaving their way through a magnified slice of desert with giant native sturt desert pea, mulla-mulla, bottlebrush and native hibiscus flowers dancing overhead.

Each viewer will gain a sense of awe and wonder for nature’s beauty, taking in sounds and scents specially curated by Ousogene, aimed to imprint a surreal and joyful experience of the desert within the Dome.