Australian In-Situ Wild Rice Conservation Project
A Japanese sculptor carved an ode to biodiversity into a floodplain, featuring enormous granite carvings of lizards, insects, and wild rice stalks.

📜 Enormous granite carvings in Mount Bundey, Northern Territory, depicting lizards, insects, and gigantic stalks of wild rice.
🔍 Work of Japanese sculptor Mitsuaki Tanabe, completed by his son Taka Tanabe and friends.

Why Go

🗿 Experience unique outdoor art dedicated to biodiversity🌿 Learn about wild rice conservation and wetland ecosystems👨‍🎨 Discover the legacy of Mitsuaki Tanabe's global art🚶 Explore the Australian bush🚶 Easy access to an inconspicuous yet significant site🏞️ Visit nearby "Window on the Wetlands" visitor center

Why Avoid

⚠️ Wetlands flooded several months a year, check conditions before visiting🗺️ Site is not widely known, no signs along Arnhem Highway🚗 Remote location, about an hour from Darwin

Tips

🗓️ Visit during the dry season for best access📍 Carvings located north of the Arnhem Highway

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