a new exhibition explores human relations with the Eucalyptus
- Written by Prudence Gibson, Author and Research Fellow, UNSW
Collection of timber samples from the Powerhouse Museum’s historic collection, 1886-1932. Zan WimberleyThe Eucalyptus tree smells like minty life. Its branches bend and wrap like human arms, its scribbly or papery bark cries out to be touched and it emits a blue, oily haze. It would be hard to find an Australian who hasn’t sat beneath...
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