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Titled ‘Healthy River Healthy Community’ the Waikerie Silos are the second in the Australian Silo Art Trail Collection to be painted on both sides, giving a land view and a river view as well.
Two exceptional world-class artists were chosen for the project, Jimmy Dvate from Melbourne and Garry Duncan from Kanmantoo.
Featuring on Jimmy’s silo is local native flora and fauna, including a giant Yabby and the endangered Regent Parrot. Jimmy has also included other endangered species such as the Murray Hardyhead and the Spiny Daisy.
On Garry’s silo, he has painted a giant, semi-abstract river landscape and has included many quirky, local, native river creatures, like assorted birds, frogs, fish, and turtles. Garry has also featured the Rainmoth, which is where the town of Waikerie gets its name.
The name ‘Waikerie’ is said to mean ‘many wings’, after the giant swift moth ‘Wei kari’, the name given to the moth by the Indigenous first peoples of the area.
Both artists used exterior enamel paints, Garry exclusively, while Jimmy mainly used aerosol spray cans. The work took 16 weeks to complete and used nearly 500 liters of paint.
