Scar Tree | Lump

Scar trees bear marks where sections of bark were removed for practical purposes such as making canoes, shields, and coolamons.

In today’s urban environment, scar trees remain significant as living evidence of the occupation, knowledge, and daily practices of Indigenous people. This sculpture represents the scar trees that once provided wood and bark to the Wurundjeri people in the area now known as the City of Casey.

The artwork acknowledges these important cultural markers, which for thousands of years supplied materials, sustenance, community, and heritage.

Developed in close consultation with the Wurundjeri Tribe Land and Compensation Cultural Heritage Council, the Scar Tree Sculpture was created for Scentre Group as a contemporary reminder of the deep cultural history embedded in our landscapes.