Frankston Hospital redevelopment commissions four artists

Artists Richard Briggs, Dan Elborne, Hannah Quinlivan and Jody Rallah have been commissioned to deliver major art pieces under the theme ‘Healing Country, Healing People’ for the $1.1 billion Frankston Hospital redevelopment. Drawing from native ecosystems such as Port Phillip Bay’s kelp forests (Briggs) and the coast banksia (Rallah), these artists’ pieces will explore the local environment of Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula — promoting calming connection between land, culture and wellbeing.

Dan Elborne.

Artist impression of Dan Elborne’s The Pillar.

At the hospital’s main entrance will stand Elborne’s 3.6-metre-high The Pillar; representing a deep connection to community and Boonwurrung/Bunurong land, it includes handmade clay pieces, each meaningfully unique — shaped by members of the community. Quinlivan’s Whispers of the Wetland will be a mural and sculpture that brings inspiration from the creeks and riverbeds of the Carrum Carrum wetlands to the inside space. Works will be unveiled as the redevelopment nears completion, which is expected around the end of the year.

Artist impression of Hannah Quinlivan’s Whispers of the Wetland.

Top image caption: Hannah Quinlivan with Whispers of the Wetland. Images: Victorian Health Building Authority