The Fox and The Lyrebird depicts a constructed narrative of the Bundanon region. Having never visited this landscape, all that can be done to understand its beauty and fragility is immerse ourselves in its context, environment and history of place. The Fox and The Lyrebird is reminiscent of the ancient tapestries which depicted mythological landscapes based upon legends from across the seas to captivate the viewer who may never see the scene first-hand.

Through this interpretation we have fabricated a scene by collaging imagery from the native landscape, to make a subtle commentary of the land and animals which inhabit the remaining environment today. This scene brings to the forefront how past historical events have created a power in-balance within the Bundanon ecological structure. We as the viewer are left with a choice of whose life is now more important, between the beloved totem and the cunning vixen, if both animals are simply surviving in the landscape, they find themselves in.

Tasmin Vivian-Williams and Tonielle Dempers are both working and living in Perth, Western Australia. Having studied together at the University of Western Australia, they now work at respected firms Cameron Chisholm Nicol (Tasmin) and Parry and Rosenthal Architects (Tonielle) as registered architects. Both have a shared passion for the natural environment, and the contribution that considered design can have within the collected community.