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Parramatta Road: Landmarks and Monuments

Vanessa Berry

Vanessa Berry

Artist, writer, and professor. (Australia) 
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Parramatta Road: Landmarks and Monuments
497 Parramatta Road, Leichhardt NSW 2040, Australia

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Vanessa Berry’s map of Parramatta Road elevates everyday sites like car dealerships and teddy bear stores, reflecting the city’s details through her repeated, attentive exploration.

In the text for the catalogue of the exhibition Navigation 4: Footsteps in the Corridor, the curator Nadia Odlum wrote:

“In the map of Parramatta Road: Landmarks and Monuments created by Vanessa Berry, quintessential features such as car dealerships and teddy bear stores are elevated to the status of hallowed landmarks. The author of the book Mirror Sydney and the blog of the same name, Berry explores and reflects on the city with the eyes of someone who has traversed it many times, observing with intent the fine details of its fabric and features.”

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Information available on Nadia Odlum’s website.

Credits

Exhibition Navigation 4: Footsteps in the Corridor – curated and with catalogue essay by Nadia Odlum.

APA style reference

Berry, V. (2014). Parramatta Road: Landmarks and Monuments. walk · listen · create. https://walklistencreate.org/walkingpiece/parramatta-road-landmarks-and-monuments/
Submitted by: Dani Spadotto

slew

A short walk or stroll, as in “I’ll take a slew around the harbour before going to bed.” from the Dictionary of Newfoundland English (University of Toronto Press, 1982).

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