A life-size Corten steel Diprotodon, fabricated by Matt Hill Projects, now stands within the landscape of the Flinders Chase National Park Visitor Centre on Kangaroo Island, bringing Australia's largest known marsupial back into view.
Commissioned by the South Australian Department for Environment and Water and developed with Taylor Cullity Lethlean, the installation includes the monumental Diprotodon and ten accompanying prehistoric bird sculptures. Matt Hill Projects undertook the research, detailed design, fabrication, delivery and installation of every piece.
Constructed and transported in one piece, the 3.6-metre-long Diprotodon was craned over the visitor-centre roof and carefully lowered into position. Its weathered surface and faceted form create a powerful connection between sculpture, ancient natural history and the Kangaroo Island landscape.
- Client
Department for Environment and Water /
National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia
- Collaborator
- Location
Flinders Chase National Park Visitor Centre, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
- Year
2026
- Scope
Life-size Diprotodon and ten prehistoric bird sculptures
- Size
Approximately 3.6 m long × 1.5 m wide × 2 m high
Matt Hill Projects understood both the scale of the Diprotodon and its importance to the story of Kangaroo Island. The finished sculpture has a remarkable presence and gives visitors a tangible connection to the island’s prehistoric past.
— Shawn Brown, Department for Environment and Water