Northam Silo Art - Western Australia

  FORM WA began the PUBLIC Silo Trail in Western Australia by painting the Northam CBH Group grain silos in March 2015. They were also the very first set of silos to be painted in Australia.

Northam is a heritage listed town that sits on the banks of the Avon River, 97 km North East of Perth. Two internationally acclaimed artists were engaged to paint the silos, Phlegm from the UK and HENSE from the US.

The Northam CBH Group silos is a fully operational site and one of the busiest in Western Australia too, but work continued on as normal, trucks coming and going, as both artists continued to paint. Each artist painted four of the massive 16 grain holding complex with Phlegm completing the left and HENSE completing the right.

Phlegm’s work depicts his signature whimsical characters in fantastical transportation devices down each silo. Northam has a rich history in ballooning so he may have drawn his inspiration for his Leonardo Da Vinci style devices from this. 

HENSE has painted his silos simultaneously. Working across all four silos as one, each design bleeds into the other to produce his customary abstract patterns in explosive blocks of fluoro colour. 

The silos took over sixteen days to complete and used around seven hundred and forty litres of paint.

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.

Northam Silo Art Parking

It’s important to note that the Northam Silos are fully operational and no unauthorised access is allowed on this site. There is a one-way pullover place for cars and caravans and photos can be taken of the silos from there.