"When the rain comes." - a photo on Flickriver

            Much of the first part of our 4000 kilometre trip was planned through the back blocks of New South Wales (and a bit of Queensland) to take in four sets of Grain silos in four towns (3 x NSW, 1 x Qld) that we had not seen nor photographed before. The first day entailed crossing the Southern Downs of Qld to Yelarbon where these silos are situated, by-passing Goondiwindi on the Qld border and down the busy but flat stretch of the Newell Highway to Moree. Yelarbon is a small village on the railway and highway west from Toowoomba to Goondiwindi and an active grain growing area which indeed has had a bumper season after the rains. A hard set of silos to shoot because of its positioning to the sun and the local built environment, it is nevertheless a great part of the Silo Trail having been planned and created by a number of well known mural artists as outlined below from the website. 

"From the very first brushstrokes you knew that the GrainCorp Silos at Yelarbon were going to be one of a kind. The only set so far in Australia to have this unique shape of two tall and six shorter silos all in row. 

A major contributor to the concept design was Joel Fergie, whose vision was to create an oasis in Yelarbon which sits on the edge of a spinifex desert. Yelarbon is a town which has now been in the grips of a drought for over two years. At the last minute though, Joel had to pull out of the painting of the silos due to health issues.

The artwork was created by Jordache Castillejos and Jordon Bruce of Brightsiders and Steve Falco from Procreative. 

The overall mural concept titled ‘When the rain comes’ depicts a young boy at play, cooling off in the Yelarbon Lagoon. In his hand is a paper boat that is set to float across the Yelarbon lagoon which will one day stretch across all shorter six silos. The paper boat is made from historical newspaper remnants that were found in the old Yelarbon jail, symbolising the history of the region and the creativity needed to drive future endeavours.

The crew from Brightsiders would like to thank After Midnight Film Co for capturing the behind and on scene action and the photos shown today, Taubmans for paint supplies, Goondiwindi Regional Council, GrainCorp and the people of Yelarbon that welcomed them into their homes.

This silo was completed in late June 2019 and is the 31st silo to join the Australian Silo Art Trail."

Taken on: August 8, 2022

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When the rain comes - silo art

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Yelarbon, Queensland

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