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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 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.826811 Long: 151.242677 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Sculpture |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Community |
| Artist: | Ann Cape |
| Monument Manufacturer: | Stephen Coburn |
Dedication
`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
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
