COLLEGE ICONS - LAUDATE DOMINUM
Laudate Dominum was commissioned for the wall of Building 2
on the Davisson Street Campus in 1999. It was mounted on the wall on Wednesday,
April 5, 2000. Laudate Dominum (Latin for Praise The Lord) was designed and
created by Mr Anthony Russo of Orchard Design.
Laudate Dominum features a male figure that symbolizes youth.
This figure, with arm outstretched, reaches out to the world with confidence and
in praise of God. In the shadow of the cross and with the world as background,
the youth emerges committed to pray and persevere, core Monican values.
Laser cut into the steel backing panel is the shape of a
tree, a eucalyptus which reminds us of our Australian setting and the beauty of
nature. Many are moved to reflect upon it as the Tree of Knowledge.
Designed specifically for a senior campus, Laudate Dominum
inspires students on the threshold of entering the adult Australian community to
be confident, to be strong in their faith, to celebrate for all they have been
given and for all they will inherit.
All these are reasons to ‘Praise The Lord’.