Elysium by Louise Elscot

'Elysium' is a series of sculptural works dedicated to the women and children who lost their lives in Thomas Peel's failed Clarence Settlement; established south of Fremantle in 1830.

'Elysium' is a series of sculptural works dedicated to the women and children who lost their lives in Thomas Peel's failed Clarence Settlement, a town of over 400 people established south of Fremantle in 1830. Clarence was a quintessential ‘piano on the beach’ settlement and with Peel’s mismanagement, doomed for failure. Seven months after Clarence was established, 28 deaths were recorded, and the site was all but abandoned within a year.

Join artist Louise Elscot for a free artist talk on Sunday 13 November from 2pm to 3pm at the Rockingham Arts Centre. Registrations are essential.