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25-April-2018
25-April-2018

Photographs supplied by Heather Stevens

The sculpture "Friendship Tree" commemorates the friendship between Mosman and Mudanjiang, in Heilongjiang Province in China.

 

Location

Address:The Crescent, Alan Border Oval, Mosman, 2088
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.826811
Long: 151.242677
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Sculpture
Monument Theme:Culture
Sub-Theme:Community
Artist:Ann Cape
Monument Manufacturer:Stephen Coburn

Dedication

Front Inscription

`Friendship Tree`

This sculpture celebrates the friendship between the communities of Mosman and Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang Province, China.  The original is situated in Mudanjiang and this is its companion.

During the artist residency in Mudanjiang I noticed an absence of native birds, something we take for granted here in Mosman.  We are fortunate to wake up to the sound of birdsong every morning.

`Friendship Tree` represents the major native bird types of Mosman - magpies, kookaburra and seagulls.  The seagulls signify that we are situated on the coast and the kookaburra and magpies represent that we are blessed with beautiful areas of native vegetation and parklands.

The human figure, as well as representing the tree, extends the hand of friendship

Anne Cape          Stephen Coburn
Artist                    Fabricator

Back Inscription

        Mosman 
       COUNCIL

`Friendship Tree`

Commissioned at the invitation of the 
Mudanjiang Municipal People`s Government, 
Heilongjiang Province, China. 
     Jointly unveiled by 
        Yang Ming
Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the 
Mudanjiang Municipal People`s Congress, 
Heilongjiang Province, China 
         and
Councillor Peter Abelson
  Mayor of Mosman
The work is a tribute to the strong people-to-people ties 
between our communities.
  12 November 2014

Source: MA
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