October 2026
Something for St Kilda-ites- had a close look at the mosaic that once marked the end of St Kilda pier, and discovered its by Mirka Mora. And it’s a depiction of what I call downtown St Kilda, the bit between Fitzroy Street, the beach, Acland and Barkly Streets back to the junction.
She’s put in all the landmarks, like the George, Luna Park, Linden, the penguins, the National Theatre, all in her naive style, and peppered with trees and birds. Needs a clean.
It was installed inside a reproduction of an Edwardian pier structure that was demolished in the 70s when the pier was replaced, rebuilt for this presumably in 1993, then demolished again c2010. Pity, cause the one thing missing is around there is shade. I could only find pics of the original structure not the reproduction.
