Skip to main content
Zone Red (2024) by Yandell Walton. LED countdown clock, solar power system, aluminium, mirrored aluminium, acrylic enamel paint and UV digitally printed vinyl, 1769h x 1430w x 1150d mm. Photo by Bernie Phelan.

A large, empty plinth stands as a centrepiece of Edinburgh Gardens in the middle of a circular garden bed in the gardens. Erected in 1901, it was originally the base for a wooden statue of Queen Victoria which stood watch over the gardens for a very short while before going missing. The statue was never replaced, and the plinth has stood bare in the park for over a century.

In 2013/2014 the plinth exhibited a series of artworks by contemporary artists curated by Plinth Projects. In 2015, a pop-up artwork was mounted on the pedestal as part of Globelight's Garden of Light for New Year's Eve. Since 2016 Council has re-activated the plinth every 18 months.

 

Currently on Display

Tanderrum (inverted plinth) by Taungurung artist Steven Rhall was installed in July 2022 as part of the Edinburgh Gardens Plinth Program.