Dellas Bennell’s artwork invites viewers to embark on a journey of discovery through the Armadale Station precinct, exploring the native flora, fauna, and cultural narratives that sustain Noongar country. The work reflects the unique identity and layered history of Armadale, celebrating the area’s native plants and animals, while also honouring the lived experiences of Noongar people connected to the railways.
Materially, the artwork is embedded into the landscape through sandblasting, staining, and a carefully designed paving pattern that links the works together across the station precinct. Circular motifs represent meeting places and travel lines, symbolising Noongar migration routes and sustainable practices. Inspired by consultations with Elders and Bennell’s own family history of railway work, the artwork on the eastern side of the station tells stories of resilience, kinship, and cultural survival.
Drawing from the surrounding landscape, Bennell features native species such as the kangaroo, emu, blue-banded bee, splendid fairy-wren, kangaroo grass, blue leschenaultia, and wattle, each highlighting the interconnectedness of Country and the cycles of life.
