SEA Lake has officially joined the iconic Silo Art Trail, with the completion of the larger than life piece ‘the space in between’.
It’s the second installation of silo art in Buloke shire, and is already delivering on its promise to draw tourism to town.
Buloke Shire Council welcomed the “breathtaking reinvigoration” of the GrainCorp silos, in colours synonymous with the district’s “famous” night sky.
Funded by the federal government’s drought communities program, the artwork of Brisbane-based artists Drapyl and The Zookeeper, council welcomed the finished piece as a “splendour to behold”.
The imagery features a young girl swinging from a Mallee eucalyptus tree gazing out over Lake Tyrrell and a big open sky which gradually fades from dusk to night.
Photos of the completed project have been added to the Silo Art Trail Facebook page, to a huge response.
Comments included “love this. I’m putting this place on my list to go”, “will be there in November” and “we will have to go back.”
The Zookeeper told The Guardian late last month a number of groups had made the trip to town prior to the piece’s completion, giving the artists a chance to share their process.
Buloke Shire Council mayor Carolyn Stewart told The Guardian the silos were a “must-see”.
“It is wonderful that council have been able to support the vision for tourism in Sea Lake and play our part in the GrainCorp silos being painted,” Cr Stewart said.
“The finished product is stunning and the colours are true to the area.
“This new attraction, alongside the growing street art in Sea Lake, the Nullawil silo art installation and the upcoming street art project in Charlton is seeing Buloke become a must-see for those looking for that perfect selfie opportunity in front of larger-than-life imagery and will encourage people to stay a little longer in Buloke”.
With the project one of a number funded through the drought communities funding package, Cr Stewart said she was looking forward to the next initiative.
“Council through the drought communities funding package from the federal government have been able to identify varied and much-needed projects in each of our towns,” Cr Stewart said.
“We look forward to the completion of many more of these projects before the end of the year”.
