Historical information

Louise Hearman used the Norla Dome and painted a mural painted which had taken her around a year to complete. The exhibition called Elephant Room was shown from June 1988. The work was vandalised in 1989 and subsequently demolished.

Significance

Louise Hearman is a Melbourne born artist and Archibald Prize winner.
Hearman first came to public notice in 1987/88 when she spent a year painting the mural in the Norla Dome. The premises of the Mission also served as her studio at that time.
Vogue Living published an article about the artwork in the Dome. This is one of the few colour images of the artwork.

Physical description

Laminated A4 colour photograph published in Vogue Living in November 1987

Inscriptions & markings

Vogue Living November 1987 135