‘A magical, serendipitous thing’: The co-constitution of a community labyrinth

The Mount Ainslie Nature Reserve in Canberra is home to Five Senses, a community labyrinth first created in 2006.The labyrinth continues to exist, an example of everyday heritage maintained by community, although both its materiality and the community's engagement are dynamic.The labyrinth has nurtured an intimate relationship within the reserve, one whereby the human and the more-than-human are co-constituting the labyrinth's very existence in a constant and symbiotic act of reordering and rearranging.

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ANU Historical Journal II
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2026-01-20
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https://doi.org/10.22459/anuhjii.05.2025.06
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Gothic Literature and Media Analysis
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‘A magical, serendipitous thing’: The co-constitution of a community labyrinth

Julie Rickwood
ANU Historical Journal II
Gothic Literature and Media Analysis
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‘A magical, serendipitous thing’: The co-constitution of a community labyrinth

Julie Rickwood
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The Mount Ainslie Nature Reserve in Canberra is home to Five Senses, a community labyrinth first created in 2006.The labyrinth continues to exist, an example of everyday heritage maintained by community, although both its materiality and the community's engagement are dynamic.The labyrinth has nurtured an intimate relationship within the reserve, one whereby the human and the more-than-human are co-constituting the labyrinth's very existence in a constant and symbiotic act of reordering and rearranging.

ANU Historical Journal IIVol. 5
Australian National University (AU)
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Openalex Percentile: Top 85%
Gothic Literature and Media Analysis
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