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Simryn Gill

Simryn Gill

Throwback - Remade internal systems from a model 1313 Tata Truck, 2007

Simryn Gill

Throwback - Remade internal systems from a model 1313 Tata Truck, 2007

Artist / Maker
Simryn Gill
Creation Date
2007
Collection
Michael Buxton Collection
Subjects
Art and design - sculpture
Materials used
interior parts of a 1980s Tata truck cast in termite mound soils, river clay, laterite, seashells, fruit skins (banana, mango, mangosteen), leaves (bodhi, sea almond, durian), coconut bark and fibre, areca nut casings, kapok, lalang grass, banana trunk, bougainvillea flowers, gelatin glue, damar resin, milk
Dimensions
(H x W x D)
Variable
Credit line
Michael Buxton Collection, the University of Melbourne Art Collection. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Michael and Janet Buxton, 2018
Accession number
2018.231.070
Copyright
© Simryn Gill/Copyright Agency, 2026
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