What is the colour of Salmon Gum? project 2001

A project investigating the particular shade of satiny pinky-brown of the newly revealed bark of Eucalyptus salmonophloia around the Kellerberrin and Tamin Shires in the wheatbelt of Western Australia. This socially engaged project was part of a Open Spaces Residency Program hosted by IASKA (now Spaced). Artworks included the “Where is the Best Salmon Gum?” Competition, Dreaming Alternative Pasts: when the colour of salmon gum was a part of our daily lives and What is the colour of salmon gum?