Photo by: Annette Green

Albany Silo Art - Western Australia

Artists: Yok & Sheryo

Location: Princess Royal Drive, Albany, WA

Proudly owned by: CBH Group

The CBH Group Albany Silos were the fourth silos to be completed by FORM WA for the PUBLIC Silo Trail in Western Australia. At their time of completion, they were the 17th silos to be included in the Australian Silo Art Trail Collection.

Albany is a city at the southern tip of Western Australia, well known for its beaches, historic whaling industry and its deep connections to the ANZAC’s from World War 1.

Its shores are also the location of one of the greatest discovery’s in Aquatic Zoology in 150 years.

The discovery of the Ruby Seadragon known for its unusual bright red colouring, is only the third species of Seadragon ever recorded in the world. Along with its leafy cousin, this little-known star of the Indian Ocean became the inspiration for the PUBLIC Silo Trail in Western Australia’s fourth silos.

Painted by Yok and Sheryo in March 2018, the duo worked together to get this mega mural complete. Sheryo on the ground, mobile phone in hand, Yok perched 30 meters up in a boom lift following her every command as between the two of them they marked out the design of the artwork. From his close proximity to the silos, the scale and curvature of the “canvas” makes it impossible to visualise the intended design of the work, so Sheryo serves as his eyes.

With the outline complete, Yok and Sheryo spent a total of 17 days and 180 litres of paint rolling colour onto the silo walls.

About FORM

FORM is a Western Australian state-based organisation. They are an independent, non-profit cultural organisation that develops and advocates for excellence in creativity and artistic practice in Western Australia.

Proudly owned by CBH Group

This fully operational working silo is fully fenced. I have taken this photo through the mesh of the fence as it was too high to even snap from above. There is a large hill to the left of the silo which would also make a great viewing point.

Caravan parking was available on Princess Royal Drive.