Plant library

Past events

The Plant Library

In spring 2019, local community gardeners and horticultural experts took part in Lauren Brincat’s The Plant Library, at Tallawong Pocket Park. The project honoured the Cumberland Plain and reflected on the area’s transformation from the food bowl of Sydney to a residential community, filled with a rich growing culture of its own. Over 10 days, more than 1,000 people visited The Plant Library, many of them sharing stories of gardening and their lives in exchange for a seedling.

This program was presented by Landcom in partnership with the Museum of Contemporary Art’s C3West initiative, Blacktown City Council and Blacktown Arts. To find out more watch this short video.

The Plant Library gallery

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    Lauren Brincat, The Plant Library, 2019. Installation view, Rouse Hill, NSW. Co-commissioned by C3West on behalf of the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia and Landcom. Image courtesy and © the artist. Photograph: Romello Pereira

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    Sandeep Pandir and his daughter at his Backyard Conversation. Lauren Brincat, The Plant Library, 2019. Rouse Hill, NSW. Co-commissioned by C3West on behalf of the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia and Landcom. Image courtesy and © the artist. Photograph: Jaimi Joy

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    Lauren Brincat, The Plant Library, 2019. Installation view, Rouse Hill, NSW. Co-commissioned by C3West on behalf of the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia and Landcom. Image courtesy and © the artist. Photograph: Anna Kučera

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    Pickling Workshop. Lauren Brincat, The Plant Library, 2019. Rouse Hill, NSW. Co-commissioned by C3West on behalf of the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia and Landcom. Image courtesy and © the artist.

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    Lauren Brincat, The Plant Library, 2019. Installation view, Rouse Hill, NSW. Co-commissioned by C3West on behalf of the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia and Landcom. Image courtesy and © the artist. Photograph: Romello Pereira

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    Sandeep Pandir and Lauren Brincat at his Backyard Conversation. Lauren Brincat, The Plant Library, 2019. Rouse Hill, NSW. Co-commissioned by C3West on behalf of the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia and Landcom. Image courtesy and © the artist. Photograph: Jaimi Joy

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    Erin ‘Burramaring’ Wilkins at her Backyard Conversation. Lauren Brincat, The Plant Library, 2019. Rouse Hill, NSW. Co-commissioned by C3West on behalf of the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia and Landcom. Image courtesy and © the artist. Photograph: Jaimi Joy

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    Erin ‘Burramaring’ Wilkins, Lauren Brincat and Alex Elliot-Howery at Erin’s Backyard Conversation. Lauren Brincat, The Plant Library, 2019. Rouse Hill, NSW. Co-commissioned by C3West on behalf of the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia and Landcom. Image courtesy and © the artist. Photograph: Jaimi Joy