The 2006 Making Places project saw us working in Beenleigh with Trinity College secondary art students over a term. We used coloured concrete, and hand made ceramic inserts. The concrete was moulded over fresh clay imprints in styrene moulds.
Each 440mm square paver consists of a number of individual cement tiles some with ceramic inserts.
There are 25 pavers placed throughout the main pedestrian thoroughfares of Beenleigh CBD. The students worked to the theme of healthy sustainable futures for Beenleigh. It was a creative leap to think 20 or 30 years into the future and come up with positive solutions to some of the environmental and population projections.
Half the pavers incorporate cast brass plaques which have local quirky stories written by local people, revealing that Beenleigh has had a colourful past.
The pavers and other significant artwork produced for the project certainly indicate Beenleigh's future looks bright too.
