National Science Week: Grossi - Devonian Billabong - the science of light - 2015

The Devonian Billabong community event featured an engaging fusion of art and science, including 3D installations, palaeontology presentations by Dr Alex Richie, and an animated projection by international artist Craig Walsh, which brought the Grossi fish to life on the surface of the Belabula River.

Commissioned in 2015, the site-specific projection was installed beneath the Swinging Bridge in Canowindra, NSW, Australia. The installation depicted a true-to-life swimming Grossi fish, digitally animated to evoke the aquatic landscapes of the Devonian Period—known as the Age of Fishes. This immersive artwork reimagined ancient billabongs and visualised the biodiversity of that era, offering audiences a powerful window into the region’s prehistoric past.

The event formed part of The Corridor Project’s broader ambition to re-create Devonian environments using 3D animation, reviving the presence of the Canowindra Grossi and other fossilised species through digital storytelling and site-specific projection.

Fossils from this remarkable geological age continue to be on public display at the Age of Fishes Museum in Canowindra, a collection described by Sir David Attenborough as a “world-class” example of Devonian fossil preservation.

Referenced Publication – The Devonian Billabong

Produced by The Corridor Project for the Orange Cowra Cabonne Science Hub - National Science Week 2015 in collaboration with the Age of the Fishes Museum, palaeontologist Dr. Alex Richie and acclaimed artist Craig Walsh. This project was supported by Inspiring Australia, Age of Fishes Museum and Cabonne Council ©️ all images devonianbillabong - produced by The Corridor Project + Craig Walsh 2015. For permission of use please contact thecorridorproject@icloud.com