Public art collection

Helping celebrate our cultural identity, interpreting a significant place or event, or giving us pride in our local environment, public art has a vital role to play in connecting our community with their environment. Today public art is obliged to be more than decorative: it must contribute a sense of place-making and culture.

The City of Stonnington respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of this land, the Boon Wurrung and Woiwurrung (Wurundjeri) people of the Kulin Nation, and pays respect to their Elders, past and present. The use of local Indigenous language has been supported by the Boon Wurrung Foundation.

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An Unfolding Space

An Unfolding Space is a monument to the experience of childhood and gathering. The peacocks reference roaming freely through the spaces of a park, or the unfolding architecture of a book or library.

Apparatus for Transtemporal Relocations of Impending Space

The exterior of the Transtemporal Occurrence of Impending Space pays tribute to the steampunk genre with hints of art deco architecture.

Collected Histories

Collected Histories documents the public and private histories of Prahran from the 1870s-1994 featuring photographs of past lives and unmarked events.

Muscle Boy

David Bromley, whose studio overlooks Grosvenor Reserve, donated a sculpture to the park depicting a proud and innocent youth.

Koré

A small clay maquette Karl Duldig modelled in Vienna c.1930 bears a strong resemblance to Koré, the name given to a type of freestanding ancient Greek figure, always of young women.

Garden Islands

Garden Islands draws on themes that are prominent in Kathy Temin’s work which include memory, history, loss, childhood, protection and optimism.

King's Way Mesh

This artwork on King Street looks like it is made of intricate mesh from a dress hand-designed by Helen O’Connor.

Murnalong

Commissioned for Prahran Square, this installation celebrates bees for their significance in our global ecosystem. Its title ‘murnalong’ is a local Indigenous Boon Wurrung word meaning bee.

Ringform No. 1 and No. 2

Ringform 1 and 2 are ‘living’ sculptures, which represent the artist’s deep interest in the intersection of the natural world and the manmade.

That’s Life

That’s Life is a sculptural sentence that narrates the day-to-day life cycle for most commuters in or to Windsor through its form, language and content: sleep, eat, work, think, live, love.

The Pipes

The Pipes are an immersive digital forest of visuals and soundscapes unique to this environment; consisting of visuals and a soundscape unique to Prahran that gently calls, welcomes and beckons people into the space.

Twisted Bell

This Yarra River artwork's surface reflects natural light and the movement of nearby water, whilst its twisting shape evokes the native river eel in motion.

Untitled (wilam)

Untitled (wilam) consists of five large steel structures, the artwork refers to the original Kulin Nation Indigenous peoples’ home, or ‘wilam’ a lean-to structure common along riverbanks.

Where We Walk

Where We Walk is created by First Nations artist, Barkindji man Kent Morris. Inspired by the significant flaked stone artefacts uncovered at the reserve, this piece speaks to its long connection with Wurundjeri people.

Murrup Biik

A series of sculptures by Aunty Kim Wandin and collaborating artist, Chris Joy inspired by Bilang (string bags) and Murnong flowers, with colours reflecting ochre from their land. Murrup Biik represents Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung women and honours a significant cultural site.

Izett Street Wilderness

Izett Street Wilderness was commissioned by the City of Stonnington and creates a sense of wonder, discovery and intimacy to the Izett Street Park.