Image: The view from below Underwood Ark (photo by Steven Siewert)

In a CBD laneway, a tree has been tipped on its side and suspended 10 metres above ground as a tangible connection to Sydney’s colonial and Indigenous past. The mature eucalypt with massive root ball attached has been trucked and craned into the city from a south coast timber yard, part of a unique collaboration between the National Art School and property developer Mirvac. The trunk is attached by cable and bracket to three land bridges. At one end the branches sit and at the other the root ball, conveying a sense of awe in nature among the soaring office towers. Underwood Ark, to be officially opened Wednesday, is the work of visual artist and National Art School graduate Michael McIntyre, who was selected from a group of four student artists to develop an art installation that would enliven Underwood Street.

By Linda Morris. Full story in Sydney Morning Herald (published 2 August 2017): www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/sydneys-underwood-street-grows-a-tree-of-awe-and-wonder-20170728-gxkvis.html