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Tree of Knowledge
The design forms an 18 meter high steel and timber structure that follows the canopy, in relief, of the old ghost gum tree using 3,600 individual hanging timber slats. From afar the memorial seems to form a suspended slatted container that surrounds the remaining branches of the original tree; only once visitors stand under the structure they become aware of the canopy that the individual slats form. The original root ball of the tree is preserved and showcased to visitors through a glass floor panel located under the canopy.
Tree of Knowledge
The design forms an 18 meter high steel and timber structure that follows the canopy, in relief, of the old ghost gum tree using 3,600 individual hanging timber slats. From afar the memorial seems to form a suspended slatted container that surrounds the remaining branches of the original tree; only once visitors stand under the structure they become aware of the canopy that the individual slats form. The original root ball of the tree is preserved and showcased to visitors through a glass floor panel located under the canopy.